Minnesota Legislature
SF 2684
1st Engrossment - 93rd Legislature (2023 - 2024) Posted on 04/13/2023 06:31pm
2.2 2.3
2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.9
2.10
2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 2.15 2.16 2.17 2.18 2.19 2.20 2.21 2.22 2.23 2.24 2.25 2.26 2.27 2.28 2.29 2.30 2.31 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 3.9 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13
3.14 3.15 3.16 3.17 3.18 3.19 3.20 3.21 3.22 3.23 3.24 3.25 3.26 3.27 3.28 3.29
3.30 3.31 3.32 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.8 4.9 4.10 4.11 4.12 4.13 4.14 4.15 4.16 4.17 4.18 4.19 4.20 4.21 4.22 4.23 4.24 4.25 4.26 4.27 4.28 4.29 4.30 4.31
4.32
5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.7 5.8 5.9 5.10 5.11 5.12 5.13 5.14 5.15 5.16 5.17 5.18 5.19 5.20
5.21 5.22 5.23 5.24 5.25 5.26 5.27 5.28 5.29 5.30 5.31 5.32 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 6.7 6.8 6.9 6.10 6.11 6.12 6.13 6.14 6.15 6.16 6.17 6.18 6.19 6.20 6.21 6.22 6.23 6.24 6.25 6.26 6.27 6.28 6.29
6.30
7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6 7.7 7.8 7.9 7.10 7.11 7.12 7.13 7.14 7.15 7.16
7.17 7.18 7.19 7.20 7.21 7.22
7.23 7.24 7.25 7.26 7.27 7.28 7.29 7.30 7.31 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 8.6 8.7 8.8 8.9 8.10 8.11 8.12 8.13 8.14 8.15 8.16 8.17 8.18 8.19 8.20 8.21 8.22 8.23 8.24
8.25 8.26 8.27 8.28 8.29 8.30
9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 9.5 9.6 9.7 9.8 9.9 9.10 9.11 9.12 9.13 9.14 9.15
9.16
9.17 9.18 9.19 9.20 9.21 9.22 9.23 9.24 9.25 9.26
9.27
9.28 9.29 9.30 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 10.5 10.6 10.7 10.8 10.9 10.10 10.11 10.12 10.13 10.14 10.15 10.16 10.17 10.18 10.19 10.20 10.21 10.22 10.23 10.24 10.25 10.26 10.27 10.28 10.29 10.30 11.1 11.2 11.3 11.4 11.5 11.6 11.7 11.8 11.9 11.10 11.11 11.12 11.13 11.14 11.15 11.16 11.17 11.18 11.19 11.20 11.21 11.22 11.23
11.24 11.25 11.26 11.27 11.28 11.29 11.30 11.31
12.1 12.2 12.3 12.4 12.5 12.6 12.7 12.8 12.9 12.10 12.11 12.12 12.13 12.14 12.15 12.16 12.17 12.18 12.19 12.20 12.21 12.22 12.23 12.24
12.25
12.26 12.27 12.28 12.29 12.30 12.31 12.32 12.33 13.1 13.2 13.3 13.4 13.5 13.6 13.7 13.8 13.9 13.10 13.11 13.12 13.13
13.14
13.15 13.16 13.17 13.18 13.19 13.20 13.21 13.22 13.23 13.24 13.25 13.26 13.27
13.28 13.29 13.30 13.31 13.32 14.1 14.2 14.3 14.4 14.5 14.6 14.7 14.8 14.9 14.10 14.11 14.12 14.13 14.14 14.15 14.16 14.17 14.18 14.19 14.20 14.21 14.22 14.23 14.24 14.25 14.26 14.27 14.28 14.29 14.30 14.31 14.32 14.33 15.1 15.2 15.3 15.4 15.5 15.6 15.7 15.8 15.9 15.10 15.11 15.12 15.13 15.14 15.15 15.16 15.17 15.18 15.19 15.20 15.21 15.22 15.23
15.24
15.25 15.26 15.27 15.28 15.29 15.30 15.31 16.1 16.2 16.3 16.4
16.5 16.6
16.7 16.8
16.9 16.10 16.11 16.12 16.13 16.14 16.15
16.16 16.17 16.18 16.19 16.20 16.21 16.22 16.23 16.24 16.25 16.26 16.27 16.28 16.29 17.1 17.2 17.3 17.4 17.5 17.6 17.7 17.8 17.9 17.10 17.11 17.12 17.13 17.14 17.15 17.16 17.17 17.18 17.19 17.20 17.21 17.22 17.23 17.24 17.25 17.26 17.27 17.28 17.29 17.30 17.31 18.1 18.2 18.3 18.4 18.5 18.6 18.7 18.8 18.9 18.10 18.11 18.12 18.13 18.14 18.15
18.16 18.17 18.18
18.19
18.20 18.21
18.22 18.23 18.24 18.25 18.26 18.27 18.28 18.29 18.30 19.1 19.2 19.3 19.4 19.5 19.6 19.7 19.8 19.9 19.10 19.11 19.12 19.13 19.14 19.15 19.16 19.17 19.18 19.19 19.20 19.21 19.22
19.23 19.24 19.25 19.26 19.27 19.28 19.29 19.30 19.31 19.32 19.33 20.1 20.2 20.3 20.4 20.5 20.6 20.7 20.8 20.9 20.10 20.11 20.12 20.13 20.14 20.15 20.16 20.17 20.18 20.19 20.20 20.21 20.22 20.23 20.24 20.25 20.26 20.27 20.28 20.29
21.1 21.2 21.3 21.4 21.5 21.6 21.7 21.8 21.9 21.10 21.11 21.12 21.13 21.14 21.15 21.16 21.17 21.18 21.19 21.20 21.21 21.22 21.23 21.24 21.25 21.26 21.27 21.28 21.29 21.30 21.31 21.32 21.33 22.1 22.2 22.3 22.4 22.5 22.6 22.7 22.8 22.9 22.10 22.11 22.12 22.13 22.14 22.15 22.16 22.17 22.18 22.19 22.20 22.21 22.22 22.23 22.24 22.25 22.26 22.27 22.28 22.29 22.30 22.31 22.32 23.1 23.2 23.3 23.4 23.5 23.6 23.7 23.8 23.9 23.10 23.11 23.12 23.13 23.14 23.15 23.16 23.17 23.18 23.19 23.20 23.21 23.22 23.23 23.24 23.25 23.26 23.27 23.28 23.29 23.30 23.31 23.32 24.1 24.2 24.3 24.4 24.5 24.6 24.7 24.8 24.9 24.10 24.11 24.12 24.13 24.14 24.15 24.16 24.17 24.18 24.19 24.20 24.21 24.22 24.23 24.24 24.25 24.26 24.27 24.28 24.29 24.30 24.31 24.32 24.33 25.1 25.2 25.3 25.4 25.5 25.6 25.7 25.8 25.9 25.10 25.11 25.12 25.13 25.14 25.15 25.16 25.17 25.18 25.19 25.20 25.21 25.22 25.23 25.24 25.25 25.26 25.27 25.28 25.29 25.30 26.1 26.2 26.3 26.4 26.5 26.6 26.7 26.8 26.9 26.10 26.11 26.12 26.13 26.14 26.15 26.16 26.17 26.18 26.19 26.20 26.21 26.22 26.23 26.24 26.25 26.26 26.27 26.28 27.1 27.2 27.3 27.4 27.5 27.6 27.7 27.8 27.9 27.10 27.11 27.12 27.13 27.14 27.15 27.16 27.17 27.18 27.19 27.20 27.21 27.22 27.23 27.24 27.25 27.26 27.27 27.28 27.29 27.30 27.31 28.1 28.2 28.3 28.4 28.5 28.6 28.7 28.8 28.9 28.10 28.11 28.12 28.13 28.14 28.15 28.16 28.17 28.18 28.19 28.20 28.21 28.22 28.23 28.24 28.25 28.26 28.27 28.28 28.29 28.30 29.1 29.2 29.3 29.4 29.5
29.6 29.7 29.8 29.9 29.10 29.11 29.12 29.13 29.14 29.15 29.16 29.17 29.18
29.19
29.20 29.21 29.22 29.23 29.24 29.25 29.26 29.27 29.28 29.29 29.30 29.31
30.1 30.2 30.3 30.4 30.5 30.6 30.7 30.8 30.9 30.10 30.11 30.12 30.13 30.14 30.15 30.16 30.17 30.18 30.19 30.20 30.21 30.22 30.23 30.24 30.25 30.26 30.27 30.28 30.29 30.30 30.31 31.1 31.2 31.3 31.4 31.5 31.6 31.7 31.8 31.9 31.10 31.11 31.12 31.13 31.14 31.15 31.16 31.17 31.18 31.19 31.20 31.21 31.22 31.23 31.24 31.25 31.26 31.27 31.28 31.29 31.30 31.31 31.32 31.33 32.1 32.2 32.3 32.4 32.5 32.6 32.7 32.8
32.9 32.10
32.11 32.12 32.13 32.14 32.15 32.16 32.17 32.18 32.19 32.20 32.21 32.22 32.23 32.24 32.25 32.26 32.27 32.28 32.29 32.30 32.31 32.32 32.33 33.1 33.2 33.3 33.4 33.5 33.6 33.7 33.8 33.9 33.10 33.11 33.12 33.13 33.14 33.15 33.16 33.17 33.18 33.19 33.20 33.21 33.22 33.23 33.24 33.25 33.26 33.27 33.28 33.29 33.30 33.31 34.1 34.2 34.3 34.4 34.5 34.6 34.7 34.8 34.9 34.10 34.11 34.12 34.13 34.14 34.15 34.16 34.17 34.18 34.19 34.20 34.21 34.22 34.23 34.24 34.25 34.26 34.27 34.28 34.29 34.30 34.31 34.32 34.33 35.1 35.2 35.3 35.4 35.5 35.6 35.7 35.8 35.9
35.10 35.11 35.12 35.13 35.14 35.15 35.16 35.17 35.18 35.19 35.20 35.21 35.22 35.23 35.24 35.25 35.26 35.27 35.28 35.29 35.30 35.31 36.1 36.2 36.3 36.4 36.5 36.6 36.7 36.8 36.9 36.10 36.11 36.12 36.13 36.14 36.15 36.16 36.17 36.18 36.19 36.20 36.21 36.22 36.23 36.24
36.25 36.26 36.27 36.28 36.29 36.30 37.1 37.2 37.3 37.4 37.5 37.6 37.7 37.8 37.9 37.10 37.11 37.12 37.13 37.14 37.15 37.16 37.17 37.18 37.19 37.20 37.21 37.22 37.23 37.24 37.25 37.26 37.27 37.28 37.29 37.30 37.31 38.1 38.2 38.3 38.4 38.5 38.6 38.7 38.8 38.9 38.10 38.11 38.12 38.13 38.14 38.15 38.16 38.17 38.18 38.19 38.20 38.21 38.22 38.23 38.24 38.25 38.26 38.27 38.28 38.29 38.30 38.31 39.1 39.2 39.3 39.4 39.5 39.6 39.7 39.8 39.9 39.10 39.11 39.12 39.13 39.14 39.15 39.16 39.17 39.18 39.19 39.20 39.21 39.22 39.23 39.24 39.25 39.26 39.27 39.28 39.29 39.30 39.31 39.32 40.1 40.2 40.3 40.4 40.5 40.6 40.7 40.8 40.9 40.10 40.11 40.12 40.13 40.14 40.15 40.16 40.17 40.18 40.19 40.20 40.21 40.22 40.23 40.24 40.25 40.26 40.27 40.28 40.29 40.30 40.31 40.32 40.33 41.1 41.2 41.3 41.4 41.5 41.6 41.7 41.8 41.9 41.10 41.11 41.12 41.13 41.14 41.15 41.16 41.17 41.18 41.19 41.20 41.21 41.22 41.23 41.24 41.25 41.26 41.27 41.28 41.29 41.30 41.31 42.1 42.2 42.3 42.4 42.5 42.6 42.7 42.8 42.9 42.10 42.11 42.12 42.13 42.14 42.15 42.16 42.17 42.18 42.19 42.20 42.21 42.22 42.23 42.24 42.25 42.26 42.27 42.28 42.29 42.30 42.31 43.1 43.2 43.3 43.4 43.5 43.6 43.7 43.8 43.9 43.10 43.11 43.12 43.13 43.14 43.15 43.16 43.17 43.18 43.19 43.20 43.21 43.22 43.23 43.24 43.25 43.26 43.27 43.28 43.29 43.30 43.31 43.32 44.1 44.2 44.3 44.4 44.5 44.6 44.7 44.8 44.9 44.10 44.11 44.12 44.13 44.14 44.15 44.16 44.17 44.18 44.19 44.20 44.21 44.22 44.23 44.24 44.25 44.26 44.27 44.28 44.29 44.30 44.31 44.32 45.1 45.2 45.3 45.4 45.5 45.6 45.7 45.8 45.9 45.10 45.11 45.12 45.13 45.14 45.15 45.16 45.17 45.18 45.19 45.20 45.21 45.22 45.23 45.24 45.25 45.26 45.27 45.28 45.29 45.30 45.31 46.1 46.2 46.3 46.4 46.5 46.6 46.7 46.8 46.9 46.10 46.11 46.12 46.13 46.14 46.15 46.16 46.17 46.18 46.19 46.20 46.21 46.22 46.23 46.24 46.25 46.26 46.27 46.28 46.29 47.1 47.2 47.3 47.4 47.5 47.6 47.7 47.8 47.9 47.10 47.11 47.12 47.13 47.14 47.15 47.16 47.17 47.18 47.19 47.20 47.21 47.22 47.23 47.24 47.25 47.26 47.27 47.28 47.29 47.30 47.31 47.32 47.33 48.1 48.2 48.3 48.4 48.5 48.6 48.7 48.8 48.9 48.10 48.11 48.12 48.13 48.14 48.15 48.16 48.17 48.18 48.19 48.20 48.21 48.22 48.23 48.24 48.25 48.26 48.27 48.28 48.29 48.30 48.31 49.1 49.2 49.3 49.4 49.5 49.6 49.7 49.8 49.9 49.10 49.11 49.12 49.13 49.14 49.15 49.16 49.17 49.18 49.19 49.20 49.21 49.22 49.23 49.24 49.25 49.26 49.27 49.28 49.29 49.30 49.31 50.1 50.2 50.3 50.4 50.5 50.6 50.7 50.8 50.9 50.10 50.11 50.12 50.13 50.14 50.15 50.16 50.17 50.18 50.19 50.20 50.21 50.22 50.23 50.24 50.25 50.26 50.27 50.28 50.29 50.30 50.31 50.32 51.1
51.2 51.3
51.4 51.5 51.6 51.7 51.8 51.9 51.10 51.11 51.12 51.13 51.14 51.15 51.16 51.17 51.18 51.19 51.20 51.21
51.22 51.23 51.24 51.25 51.26 51.27 51.28 51.29 51.30 51.31 52.1 52.2 52.3 52.4 52.5 52.6 52.7 52.8 52.9 52.10 52.11 52.12 52.13 52.14 52.15 52.16 52.17 52.18 52.19 52.20 52.21 52.22 52.23
52.24 52.25 52.26
52.27 52.28 52.29 52.30 52.31 53.1 53.2 53.3 53.4 53.5 53.6 53.7 53.8 53.9 53.10 53.11 53.12 53.13 53.14 53.15 53.16 53.17 53.18 53.19 53.20 53.21 53.22 53.23 53.24 53.25 53.26 53.27 53.28 53.29 53.30 53.31 53.32 53.33 53.34 53.35 54.1 54.2 54.3 54.4 54.5 54.6 54.7 54.8 54.9 54.10 54.11 54.12 54.13 54.14 54.15 54.16 54.17 54.18 54.19 54.20 54.21 54.22 54.23 54.24 54.25 54.26 54.27 54.28 54.29 54.30 54.31 54.32 54.33 55.1 55.2 55.3 55.4 55.5 55.6 55.7 55.8 55.9 55.10 55.11 55.12 55.13 55.14 55.15 55.16 55.17 55.18 55.19 55.20 55.21 55.22 55.23 55.24 55.25 55.26 55.27 55.28 55.29 55.30 55.31 55.32 55.33 55.34 55.35 56.1 56.2 56.3 56.4 56.5 56.6 56.7 56.8 56.9 56.10 56.11 56.12 56.13 56.14 56.15 56.16 56.17 56.18 56.19 56.20 56.21 56.22 56.23 56.24 56.25 56.26 56.27 56.28 56.29 56.30 56.31 56.32 56.33 57.1 57.2 57.3 57.4 57.5 57.6 57.7 57.8 57.9 57.10 57.11 57.12 57.13 57.14 57.15 57.16 57.17 57.18 57.19 57.20 57.21 57.22 57.23 57.24 57.25 57.26 57.27 57.28 57.29 57.30 57.31 57.32 58.1 58.2 58.3 58.4 58.5 58.6 58.7 58.8 58.9 58.10 58.11 58.12 58.13 58.14 58.15 58.16 58.17
58.18 58.19 58.20 58.21 58.22 58.23 58.24 58.25 58.26 58.27 58.28 58.29 58.30 58.31 58.32 58.33 59.1 59.2 59.3 59.4 59.5 59.6 59.7 59.8 59.9 59.10 59.11 59.12 59.13 59.14 59.15 59.16 59.17 59.18 59.19 59.20 59.21 59.22 59.23 59.24 59.25 59.26 59.27 59.28 59.29 59.30 59.31 59.32 59.33 59.34 60.1 60.2 60.3 60.4 60.5 60.6 60.7 60.8 60.9 60.10 60.11 60.12 60.13 60.14 60.15 60.16 60.17 60.18 60.19 60.20 60.21 60.22 60.23 60.24
60.25 60.26 60.27 60.28 60.29 60.30 60.31 60.32 60.33 61.1 61.2 61.3 61.4
61.5 61.6 61.7 61.8 61.9 61.10 61.11 61.12 61.13 61.14 61.15 61.16 61.17 61.18 61.19 61.20 61.21 61.22 61.23 61.24 61.25 61.26 61.27 61.28 61.29 61.30 61.31 61.32 61.33 62.1 62.2 62.3 62.4 62.5 62.6 62.7 62.8 62.9 62.10 62.11 62.12 62.13 62.14 62.15 62.16 62.17 62.18 62.19 62.20 62.21 62.22 62.23 62.24 62.25 62.26 62.27 62.28 62.29 62.30 62.31 62.32 63.1 63.2
63.3
63.4 63.5 63.6 63.7 63.8 63.9 63.10 63.11 63.12 63.13 63.14 63.15 63.16 63.17 63.18 63.19 63.20 63.21 63.22 63.23 63.24 63.25 63.26 63.27 63.28 63.29 63.30 63.31 63.32 64.1 64.2 64.3 64.4 64.5 64.6 64.7 64.8 64.9 64.10 64.11 64.12 64.13 64.14 64.15 64.16 64.17
64.18
64.19 64.20 64.21 64.22 64.23 64.24 64.25 64.26 64.27 64.28 64.29 64.30 64.31 64.32 64.33 65.1 65.2 65.3 65.4 65.5 65.6 65.7 65.8 65.9 65.10 65.11 65.12 65.13 65.14 65.15 65.16 65.17 65.18 65.19 65.20
65.21 65.22 65.23 65.24 65.25 65.26 65.27 65.28 65.29 65.30 65.31 66.1 66.2 66.3 66.4 66.5 66.6 66.7 66.8 66.9 66.10 66.11 66.12 66.13 66.14 66.15
66.16 66.17 66.18 66.19 66.20 66.21 66.22 66.23 66.24
66.25 66.26 66.27 66.28 66.29 66.30 66.31 66.32 67.1 67.2 67.3 67.4 67.5
67.6 67.7 67.8 67.9 67.10 67.11 67.12 67.13 67.14 67.15 67.16 67.17 67.18 67.19 67.20
67.21 67.22 67.23 67.24 67.25 67.26 67.27 67.28 67.29 67.30 68.1 68.2 68.3 68.4 68.5 68.6 68.7 68.8 68.9 68.10 68.11 68.12 68.13 68.14 68.15 68.16 68.17 68.18 68.19 68.20 68.21 68.22 68.23 68.24 68.25 68.26 68.27 68.28 68.29 68.30 69.1 69.2 69.3
69.4 69.5
69.6 69.7
69.8 69.9 69.10 69.11 69.12 69.13 69.14 69.15 69.16 69.17 69.18 69.19 69.20 69.21 69.22 69.23 69.24 69.25 69.26 69.27 69.28 69.29 69.30 69.31 70.1 70.2 70.3 70.4 70.5 70.6 70.7 70.8 70.9 70.10 70.11 70.12 70.13 70.14 70.15 70.16 70.17 70.18 70.19 70.20 70.21 70.22 70.23 70.24 70.25 70.26 70.27
70.28 70.29 70.30 70.31 70.32 70.33 71.1 71.2 71.3 71.4 71.5 71.6 71.7 71.8 71.9 71.10 71.11 71.12 71.13 71.14 71.15 71.16 71.17 71.18 71.19 71.20 71.21 71.22 71.23 71.24 71.25 71.26
71.27 71.28 71.29 71.30 72.1 72.2 72.3 72.4 72.5 72.6 72.7 72.8 72.9 72.10
72.11 72.12 72.13 72.14 72.15 72.16 72.17 72.18 72.19 72.20 72.21 72.22 72.23 72.24 72.25 72.26 72.27 72.28 72.29 72.30 72.31 72.32 72.33 73.1 73.2 73.3 73.4 73.5 73.6 73.7 73.8 73.9 73.10 73.11 73.12 73.13 73.14 73.15 73.16 73.17 73.18 73.19 73.20 73.21 73.22 73.23 73.24
73.25 73.26 73.27 73.28 73.29 73.30 73.31 73.32 73.33 73.34 74.1 74.2 74.3 74.4 74.5 74.6 74.7
74.8 74.9 74.10 74.11 74.12 74.13 74.14 74.15 74.16 74.17 74.18 74.19 74.20 74.21 74.22 74.23 74.24 74.25 74.26 74.27 74.28 74.29 74.30 74.31 74.32 74.33 74.34 75.1 75.2 75.3 75.4 75.5 75.6 75.7 75.8 75.9 75.10 75.11 75.12 75.13 75.14
75.15 75.16
75.17 75.18 75.19 75.20 75.21 75.22 75.23 75.24 75.25 75.26 75.27 75.28 75.29 75.30 75.31 75.32 75.33 75.34 76.1 76.2 76.3 76.4 76.5 76.6 76.7 76.8 76.9 76.10 76.11 76.12 76.13 76.14 76.15 76.16 76.17 76.18 76.19
76.20 76.21
76.22 76.23 76.24 76.25 76.26 76.27 76.28
76.29 76.30 76.31 76.32 77.1 77.2 77.3 77.4 77.5 77.6 77.7 77.8 77.9 77.10 77.11 77.12 77.13 77.14 77.15 77.16 77.17 77.18 77.19 77.20
77.21 77.22 77.23 77.24 77.25 77.26 77.27 77.28 77.29 77.30 77.31 78.1 78.2 78.3 78.4 78.5 78.6 78.7 78.8 78.9 78.10 78.11 78.12 78.13 78.14 78.15 78.16 78.17 78.18 78.19 78.20 78.21 78.22 78.23 78.24 78.25 78.26 78.27 78.28 78.29 78.30 78.31 78.32 78.33 78.34 78.35 79.1 79.2 79.3 79.4 79.5 79.6 79.7 79.8 79.9 79.10
79.11 79.12 79.13
79.14 79.15 79.16 79.17 79.18 79.19 79.20 79.21 79.22 79.23 79.24 79.25 79.26 79.27 79.28 79.29 79.30 79.31 80.1 80.2 80.3 80.4 80.5 80.6 80.7 80.8 80.9 80.10 80.11 80.12 80.13 80.14 80.15 80.16 80.17 80.18 80.19 80.20 80.21 80.22 80.23 80.24 80.25 80.26 80.27 80.28
81.1 81.2 81.3 81.4 81.5 81.6 81.7 81.8 81.9 81.10 81.11 81.12 81.13 81.14 81.15 81.16 81.17 81.18 81.19 81.20 81.21 81.22 81.23 81.24 81.25 81.26 81.27 81.28 81.29 81.30 81.31 81.32 81.33 82.1 82.2 82.3 82.4 82.5 82.6 82.7 82.8 82.9 82.10 82.11 82.12 82.13 82.14 82.15 82.16 82.17 82.18 82.19 82.20 82.21 82.22 82.23 82.24 82.25 82.26 82.27 82.28 82.29 82.30 82.31 82.32 83.1 83.2 83.3 83.4 83.5 83.6 83.7 83.8 83.9 83.10 83.11 83.12 83.13 83.14 83.15 83.16 83.17 83.18 83.19 83.20 83.21 83.22 83.23 83.24 83.25 83.26 83.27 83.28 83.29 83.30 83.31 83.32 83.33 83.34 83.35 84.1 84.2 84.3 84.4 84.5 84.6 84.7 84.8 84.9 84.10 84.11 84.12 84.13 84.14 84.15 84.16 84.17 84.18 84.19 84.20 84.21 84.22 84.23 84.24 84.25 84.26 84.27 84.28 84.29 84.30 84.31 85.1 85.2 85.3 85.4 85.5 85.6
85.7 85.8 85.9 85.10 85.11 85.12 85.13 85.14 85.15 85.16 85.17 85.18 85.19 85.20 85.21 85.22 85.23 85.24 85.25 85.26 85.27 85.28 85.29 85.30 85.31 85.32 86.1 86.2 86.3 86.4 86.5 86.6 86.7 86.8 86.9 86.10 86.11 86.12 86.13 86.14 86.15 86.16 86.17 86.18 86.19 86.20 86.21 86.22 86.23 86.24 86.25 86.26 86.27 86.28 86.29 86.30 86.31 86.32 86.33 87.1 87.2 87.3 87.4 87.5 87.6 87.7 87.8 87.9 87.10 87.11 87.12 87.13 87.14 87.15 87.16 87.17 87.18 87.19 87.20 87.21 87.22 87.23 87.24 87.25 87.26 87.27 87.28 87.29 87.30 87.31 88.1 88.2 88.3 88.4 88.5 88.6 88.7 88.8 88.9 88.10
88.11 88.12 88.13 88.14 88.15 88.16 88.17 88.18 88.19 88.20 88.21 88.22 88.23 88.24 88.25 88.26 88.27 88.28
88.29
88.30 88.31 88.32 89.1 89.2 89.3 89.4 89.5 89.6 89.7 89.8 89.9 89.10 89.11 89.12 89.13 89.14 89.15 89.16 89.17 89.18 89.19 89.20 89.21 89.22 89.23 89.24 89.25 89.26
89.27 89.28 89.29 89.30 89.31 89.32 90.1 90.2 90.3 90.4 90.5 90.6 90.7 90.8 90.9 90.10 90.11 90.12 90.13 90.14 90.15 90.16 90.17 90.18 90.19 90.20 90.21 90.22 90.23 90.24 90.25 90.26 90.27 90.28 90.29 90.30 90.31 91.1 91.2 91.3
91.4
91.5 91.6 91.7 91.8 91.9 91.10 91.11 91.12 91.13 91.14 91.15 91.16 91.17 91.18 91.19 91.20 91.21 91.22 91.23 91.24 91.25 91.26 91.27 91.28 91.29 91.30 92.1 92.2 92.3 92.4 92.5 92.6 92.7 92.8 92.9 92.10 92.11 92.12 92.13 92.14 92.15 92.16 92.17 92.18 92.19 92.20 92.21 92.22 92.23 92.24 92.25 92.26 92.27 92.28 92.29 92.30 92.31 92.32 92.33 93.1 93.2 93.3 93.4 93.5 93.6 93.7 93.8 93.9 93.10 93.11 93.12 93.13 93.14 93.15 93.16 93.17
93.18
93.19 93.20 93.21 93.22 93.23 93.24 93.25 93.26 93.27 93.28 93.29 94.1 94.2 94.3 94.4 94.5 94.6 94.7 94.8 94.9 94.10 94.11 94.12 94.13 94.14 94.15 94.16 94.17 94.18 94.19 94.20 94.21 94.22 94.23 94.24 94.25 94.26 94.27 94.28 94.29 94.30 94.31 94.32 95.1 95.2 95.3 95.4 95.5 95.6 95.7 95.8 95.9 95.10 95.11 95.12 95.13 95.14 95.15 95.16 95.17 95.18 95.19 95.20 95.21 95.22 95.23 95.24 95.25 95.26 95.27 95.28 95.29 95.30 95.31 95.32 96.1 96.2 96.3 96.4 96.5 96.6 96.7 96.8 96.9 96.10 96.11 96.12 96.13 96.14 96.15 96.16 96.17 96.18 96.19 96.20 96.21 96.22 96.23 96.24 96.25 96.26 96.27 96.28 96.29 96.30 97.1 97.2 97.3 97.4 97.5 97.6 97.7 97.8 97.9 97.10 97.11 97.12
97.13 97.14 97.15 97.16 97.17 97.18 97.19 97.20 97.21 97.22 97.23 97.24 97.25 97.26 97.27 97.28 97.29 97.30 97.31 98.1 98.2 98.3 98.4 98.5 98.6 98.7 98.8 98.9 98.10 98.11 98.12 98.13 98.14 98.15 98.16 98.17 98.18 98.19 98.20 98.21 98.22 98.23 98.24 98.25 98.26 98.27 98.28 98.29 98.30 98.31 98.32 99.1 99.2 99.3 99.4 99.5 99.6 99.7 99.8 99.9 99.10 99.11 99.12 99.13 99.14 99.15 99.16 99.17 99.18
99.19 99.20
99.21 99.22 99.23 99.24 99.25 99.26 99.27 99.28 99.29 99.30 99.31 99.32 100.1 100.2 100.3 100.4 100.5 100.6 100.7 100.8 100.9
100.10 100.11 100.12 100.13 100.14 100.15 100.16 100.17 100.18
100.19 100.20 100.21 100.22 100.23 100.24 100.25 100.26 100.27 100.28 100.29 100.30 101.1 101.2 101.3 101.4 101.5 101.6 101.7 101.8 101.9 101.10 101.11 101.12 101.13 101.14 101.15 101.16 101.17 101.18 101.19 101.20 101.21 101.22 101.23 101.24 101.25 101.26 101.27 101.28 101.29 101.30 101.31 101.32 101.33 102.1 102.2
102.3 102.4 102.5 102.6 102.7 102.8 102.9 102.10 102.11 102.12 102.13 102.14 102.15 102.16 102.17 102.18 102.19 102.20 102.21 102.22 102.23 102.24 102.25 102.26 102.27 102.28 102.29 102.30 102.31 103.1 103.2 103.3 103.4 103.5 103.6 103.7 103.8 103.9 103.10 103.11 103.12 103.13 103.14 103.15 103.16 103.17 103.18 103.19 103.20 103.21 103.22 103.23 103.24 103.25 103.26 103.27 103.28 103.29 103.30 103.31 103.32 103.33 104.1 104.2 104.3 104.4 104.5 104.6 104.7 104.8 104.9 104.10 104.11 104.12 104.13 104.14 104.15 104.16 104.17 104.18 104.19 104.20 104.21 104.22 104.23 104.24 104.25 104.26 104.27 104.28 104.29 104.30 104.31 104.32 105.1 105.2 105.3 105.4 105.5 105.6 105.7 105.8 105.9 105.10 105.11 105.12 105.13 105.14 105.15 105.16 105.17 105.18 105.19 105.20 105.21 105.22 105.23 105.24 105.25 105.26 105.27
105.28 105.29 105.30 105.31 105.32 106.1 106.2 106.3 106.4 106.5 106.6 106.7 106.8 106.9 106.10 106.11 106.12 106.13 106.14 106.15 106.16 106.17 106.18 106.19 106.20
106.21 106.22 106.23 106.24 106.25 106.26 106.27 106.28 106.29 106.30 106.31 106.32 107.1 107.2 107.3 107.4 107.5 107.6 107.7 107.8 107.9 107.10 107.11 107.12 107.13 107.14 107.15 107.16
107.17 107.18 107.19 107.20 107.21 107.22 107.23 107.24 107.25 107.26 107.27 107.28 107.29 107.30 107.31 108.1 108.2 108.3 108.4 108.5 108.6 108.7 108.8 108.9 108.10 108.11 108.12 108.13 108.14 108.15 108.16 108.17 108.18 108.19 108.20 108.21 108.22 108.23 108.24
108.25 108.26 108.27 108.28 108.29 108.30 108.31 108.32 108.33 109.1 109.2 109.3 109.4 109.5 109.6 109.7 109.8 109.9 109.10 109.11 109.12 109.13 109.14 109.15 109.16 109.17 109.18 109.19 109.20 109.21 109.22 109.23 109.24 109.25 109.26 109.27 109.28 109.29 109.30 109.31 109.32 109.33 109.34 109.35 110.1 110.2 110.3 110.4 110.5 110.6 110.7 110.8 110.9 110.10 110.11 110.12 110.13 110.14 110.15 110.16 110.17 110.18 110.19 110.20 110.21 110.22 110.23 110.24 110.25 110.26 110.27 110.28 110.29 110.30 110.31 110.32 110.33 110.34 111.1 111.2 111.3 111.4 111.5 111.6 111.7 111.8 111.9 111.10 111.11 111.12 111.13 111.14
111.15 111.16 111.17 111.18 111.19 111.20 111.21
111.22
111.23 111.24 111.25 111.26 111.27 111.28 111.29 111.30 111.31 112.1 112.2 112.3 112.4 112.5 112.6 112.7 112.8 112.9
112.10
112.11 112.12 112.13 112.14 112.15 112.16 112.17 112.18 112.19 112.20 112.21 112.22 112.23 112.24 112.25 112.26 112.27 112.28 112.29 112.30 112.31 112.32 112.33 112.34 113.1 113.2 113.3 113.4 113.5 113.6 113.7 113.8 113.9 113.10 113.11 113.12 113.13 113.14 113.15 113.16 113.17 113.18 113.19 113.20 113.21 113.22 113.23 113.24 113.25 113.26 113.27 113.28 113.29 113.30 113.31 114.1 114.2 114.3 114.4 114.5 114.6 114.7 114.8 114.9 114.10 114.11 114.12 114.13 114.14 114.15 114.16 114.17 114.18 114.19 114.20 114.21 114.22 114.23 114.24 114.25 114.26 114.27 114.28 114.29 114.30 114.31 114.32 114.33 115.1 115.2 115.3 115.4 115.5 115.6 115.7 115.8
115.9 115.10 115.11
115.12 115.13 115.14 115.15 115.16 115.17 115.18 115.19 115.20 115.21 115.22 115.23 115.24 115.25 115.26 115.27 115.28 115.29 115.30 116.1 116.2 116.3 116.4 116.5 116.6 116.7 116.8 116.9 116.10 116.11 116.12 116.13 116.14 116.15 116.16 116.17 116.18 116.19 116.20 116.21 116.22 116.23 116.24 116.25 116.26 116.27 116.28
117.1 117.2
117.3 117.4 117.5 117.6 117.7 117.8 117.9 117.10 117.11 117.12 117.13 117.14 117.15 117.16 117.17 117.18 117.19
117.20
117.21 117.22 117.23 117.24 117.25 117.26 117.27 117.28 117.29 117.30 117.31 117.32 117.33 118.1 118.2 118.3 118.4 118.5 118.6 118.7 118.8 118.9 118.10 118.11 118.12 118.13 118.14 118.15 118.16 118.17 118.18 118.19 118.20 118.21 118.22 118.23 118.24 118.25 118.26 118.27 118.28 118.29 118.30 118.31 118.32 118.33 118.34 119.1 119.2 119.3 119.4 119.5 119.6 119.7 119.8 119.9 119.10 119.11 119.12 119.13 119.14 119.15 119.16 119.17 119.18 119.19 119.20 119.21 119.22 119.23 119.24 119.25 119.26 119.27 119.28 119.29 119.30 119.31 119.32 119.33
119.34
120.1 120.2 120.3 120.4 120.5 120.6 120.7 120.8 120.9 120.10 120.11 120.12 120.13 120.14 120.15 120.16 120.17 120.18 120.19 120.20 120.21 120.22 120.23 120.24 120.25 120.26 120.27 120.28 120.29 120.30 120.31 120.32 121.1 121.2
121.3 121.4 121.5 121.6 121.7 121.8 121.9 121.10 121.11
121.12
121.13 121.14 121.15 121.16 121.17 121.18 121.19 121.20 121.21 121.22 121.23 121.24 121.25 121.26 121.27 121.28
121.29 121.30 121.31
122.1 122.2 122.3 122.4 122.5 122.6 122.7 122.8 122.9 122.10 122.11 122.12 122.13 122.14
122.15 122.16
122.17 122.18 122.19 122.20 122.21 122.22 122.23
122.24
122.25 122.26 122.27 122.28 122.29 122.30 122.31 122.32 123.1 123.2 123.3 123.4 123.5 123.6 123.7 123.8 123.9 123.10 123.11 123.12 123.13 123.14 123.15 123.16 123.17 123.18 123.19 123.20 123.21 123.22 123.23 123.24 123.25 123.26 123.27 123.28 123.29 123.30 123.31 124.1
124.2 124.3
124.4 124.5 124.6 124.7 124.8 124.9 124.10 124.11 124.12 124.13 124.14 124.15 124.16 124.17 124.18 124.19 124.20 124.21 124.22 124.23 124.24 124.25 124.26 124.27 124.28
124.29 124.30 124.31 125.1 125.2 125.3 125.4 125.5 125.6 125.7 125.8 125.9 125.10
125.11 125.12 125.13 125.14 125.15 125.16 125.17
125.18
125.19 125.20 125.21
125.22 125.23
125.24 125.25 125.26 125.27 125.28 125.29 126.1 126.2 126.3 126.4 126.5 126.6 126.7 126.8 126.9 126.10 126.11 126.12 126.13 126.14 126.15 126.16 126.17 126.18 126.19 126.20 126.21 126.22 126.23 126.24 126.25
126.26 126.27
126.28 126.29 126.30 126.31 126.32
127.1 127.2
127.3 127.4 127.5 127.6 127.7 127.8 127.9 127.10 127.11 127.12 127.13
127.14
127.15 127.16 127.17 127.19 127.18 127.21 127.20
127.22 127.23 127.24 127.26 127.25 127.28 127.27
128.1 128.2 128.3 128.4 128.5 128.6 128.7 128.8 128.9 128.10 128.11 128.12 128.13 128.14 128.15 128.16 128.17 128.18 128.19 128.20 128.21 128.22 128.23 128.24 128.25 128.26 128.27 128.28 128.29 128.30 128.31 128.32 129.1 129.2 129.3 129.4 129.5 129.6 129.7 129.8 129.9 129.10 129.11 129.12 129.13 129.14 129.15 129.16 129.17 129.18 129.19 129.20 129.21 129.22
129.23 129.24
129.25 129.26 129.27 129.28 129.29 129.30 130.1 130.2 130.3 130.4 130.5 130.6 130.7 130.8 130.9 130.10 130.11 130.12 130.13 130.14 130.15 130.16 130.17 130.18 130.19 130.20 130.21 130.22 130.23 130.24 130.25 130.26 130.27 130.28 130.29 130.30 130.31 130.32 130.33 130.34 131.1 131.2
131.3 131.4 131.5 131.6 131.7 131.8 131.9 131.10 131.11 131.12 131.13 131.14 131.15 131.16 131.17 131.18 131.19
131.20 131.21 131.22 131.23 131.24 131.25 131.26 131.27 131.28 131.29
131.30
132.1 132.2 132.3 132.4 132.5 132.6 132.7 132.8 132.9 132.10 132.11 132.12 132.13 132.14 132.15 132.16 132.17 132.18 132.19 132.20 132.21 132.22 132.23 132.24 132.25 132.26 132.27 132.28 132.29 132.30 132.31 133.1 133.2
133.3 133.4 133.5 133.6 133.7 133.8 133.9 133.10 133.11 133.12 133.13 133.14 133.15 133.16 133.17 133.18 133.19 133.20 133.21 133.22 133.23 133.24 133.25 133.26 133.27 133.28 133.29 133.30 133.31 134.1 134.2 134.3 134.4 134.5 134.6 134.7 134.8 134.9 134.10 134.11 134.12 134.13 134.14 134.15 134.16 134.17 134.18 134.19
134.20 134.21 134.22 134.23 134.24 134.25 134.26 134.27
134.28
134.29 134.30 134.31 134.32 135.1 135.2 135.3 135.4 135.5 135.6
135.7
135.8 135.9 135.10 135.11 135.12 135.13 135.14 135.15 135.16 135.17 135.18 135.19 135.20 135.21 135.22 135.23 135.24 135.25 135.26 135.27 135.28 135.29 136.1 136.2 136.3 136.4 136.5 136.6 136.7 136.8 136.9 136.10 136.11 136.12 136.13 136.14 136.15 136.16 136.17 136.18 136.19 136.20 136.21 136.22 136.23 136.24 136.25 136.26 136.27 136.28 136.29 136.30 137.1 137.2 137.3 137.4 137.5 137.6 137.7 137.8 137.9 137.10 137.11 137.12 137.13 137.14 137.15 137.16 137.17 137.18 137.19 137.20 137.21 137.22 137.23 137.24 137.25 137.26 137.27 137.28 137.29 137.30 138.1 138.2 138.3 138.4 138.5 138.6 138.7 138.8 138.9 138.10 138.11 138.12 138.13 138.14 138.15 138.16 138.17 138.18 138.19 138.20 138.21 138.22 138.23 138.24 138.25 138.26 138.27 138.28 138.29 138.30 138.31
139.1 139.2
139.3 139.4 139.5 139.6 139.7 139.8
139.9
139.10 139.11 139.12 139.13 139.14 139.15 139.16 139.17
139.18
139.19 139.20 139.21 139.22 139.23 139.24 139.25 139.26 139.27 139.28 139.29 139.30 139.31 139.32 140.1 140.2 140.3 140.4 140.5 140.6 140.7 140.8 140.9 140.10 140.11 140.12 140.13 140.14 140.15 140.16 140.17 140.18 140.19 140.20 140.21 140.22 140.23 140.24 140.25 140.26 140.27 140.28 140.29 140.30 141.1 141.2 141.3 141.4 141.5 141.6 141.7 141.8 141.9 141.10 141.11 141.12 141.13
141.14
141.15 141.16 141.17 141.18 141.19 141.20 141.21 141.22 141.23 141.24 141.25 141.26 141.27 141.28 141.29 141.30 141.31
142.1
142.2 142.3 142.4 142.5 142.6 142.7 142.8 142.9 142.10 142.11 142.12 142.13 142.14 142.15
142.16 142.17 142.18 142.19 142.20 142.21 142.22 142.23 142.24 142.25 142.26
142.27 142.28 142.29 142.30 142.31 143.1 143.2 143.3 143.4 143.5 143.6 143.7 143.8 143.9 143.10 143.11 143.12 143.13 143.14 143.15 143.16 143.17 143.18 143.19 143.20 143.21 143.22 143.23 143.24 143.25 143.26 143.27 143.28
143.29
144.1 144.2 144.3 144.4 144.5 144.6 144.7 144.8 144.9 144.10
144.11 144.12 144.13 144.14 144.15 144.16 144.17 144.18 144.19 144.20 144.21 144.22 144.23 144.24 144.25 144.26 144.27 144.28 144.29 144.30 144.31 144.32 145.1 145.2 145.3 145.4 145.5 145.6 145.7 145.8 145.9 145.10 145.11 145.12 145.13 145.14 145.15 145.16 145.17 145.18 145.19 145.20 145.21 145.22 145.23 145.24 145.25 145.26 145.27 145.28 145.29
146.1 146.2 146.3
146.4 146.5 146.6 146.7 146.8 146.9 146.10 146.11 146.12 146.13 146.14 146.15 146.16 146.17 146.18 146.19 146.20 146.21 146.22 146.23 146.24 146.25 146.26 146.27 146.28 146.29 147.1 147.2 147.3 147.4 147.5 147.6 147.7 147.8 147.9 147.10 147.11 147.12 147.13 147.14 147.15 147.16 147.17 147.18 147.19 147.20 147.21 147.22 147.23 147.24 147.25 147.26 147.27 147.28 147.29 147.30 147.31 147.32 148.1 148.2 148.3 148.4 148.5 148.6 148.7 148.8 148.9 148.10 148.11 148.12 148.13 148.14 148.15 148.16 148.17 148.18 148.19 148.20 148.21 148.22 148.23 148.24 148.25
149.1 149.2
149.3 149.4 149.5 149.6 149.7 149.8 149.9 149.10 149.11 149.12 149.13 149.14 149.15 149.16 149.17 149.18 149.19 149.20 149.21 149.22 149.23 149.24 149.25 149.26 149.27 149.28 149.29 149.30 149.31 149.32 150.1 150.2 150.3 150.4 150.5 150.6 150.7 150.8 150.9 150.10 150.11 150.12 150.13 150.14 150.15
150.16 150.17 150.18 150.19 150.20 150.21 150.22 150.23 150.24 150.25 150.26 150.27 150.28 150.29 150.30 150.31 150.32 151.1 151.2
151.3 151.4 151.5 151.6 151.7 151.8 151.9 151.10 151.11
151.12 151.13 151.14 151.15 151.16 151.17 151.18
151.19 151.20 151.21 151.22 151.23 151.24 151.25 151.26 151.27 151.28 151.29 151.30 151.31 151.32 152.1 152.2 152.3 152.4 152.5 152.6
152.7 152.8 152.9 152.10 152.12 152.11 152.13 152.14 152.15 152.16 152.17 152.18 152.19 152.20 152.21 152.22 152.23 152.24 152.25 152.26 152.27 152.28 152.29 152.30 153.1 153.2 153.3 153.4 153.5 153.6 153.7 153.8 153.9 153.10
153.11 153.12 153.13 153.14 153.15 153.16 153.17 153.18
153.19 153.20 153.21 153.22 153.23 153.24 153.25 153.26 153.27 153.28 153.29 153.30 154.1 154.2 154.3 154.4 154.5 154.6 154.7 154.8 154.9 154.10 154.11 154.12 154.13 154.14 154.15 154.16 154.17 154.18 154.19 154.20 154.21
154.22 154.23 154.24 154.25 154.26 154.27 154.28 154.29 155.1 155.2 155.3 155.4 155.5 155.6
155.7 155.8 155.9 155.10 155.11 155.12 155.13 155.14
155.15 155.16 155.17 155.18 155.19 155.20 155.21 155.22 155.23 155.24 155.25 155.26 155.27 155.28 155.29 155.30 156.1 156.2
156.3 156.4 156.5
156.6 156.7 156.8 156.9 156.10 156.12 156.11 156.13 156.14 156.15
156.16 156.17 156.18 156.19 156.20 156.21 156.23 156.22
156.24 156.25 156.26 156.27 156.29 156.28 156.30 157.1 157.2
157.3 157.4 157.5 157.6 157.7 157.9 157.8 157.10 157.11
157.12 157.13 157.14 157.15 157.16 157.18 157.17 157.19 157.20 157.21
157.22 157.23 157.24 157.25 157.26 157.28 157.27 157.29 157.30 157.31
158.1 158.2 158.3 158.4 158.5 158.7 158.6 158.8 158.9 158.10 158.11
158.12 158.13 158.14 158.15 158.16 158.18 158.17 158.19 158.20 158.21
158.22 158.23 158.24 158.25 158.26 158.28 158.27 158.29 158.30 158.31
159.1 159.2 159.3 159.4 159.5 159.7 159.6 159.8 159.9 159.10
159.11 159.12 159.13 159.14 159.15 159.16 159.18 159.17
159.19 159.20 159.21 159.22 159.23 159.25 159.24 159.26 159.27 159.28 160.1
160.2 160.3 160.4 160.5 160.6 160.8 160.7 160.9 160.10 160.11 160.12
160.13 160.14 160.15 160.16 160.17 160.19 160.18 160.20 160.21 160.22
160.23 160.24 160.25 160.26 160.27 160.28 160.30 160.29 161.1 161.2
161.3 161.4 161.5 161.6 161.7 161.9 161.8 161.10 161.11 161.12
161.13 161.14 161.15 161.16 161.17 161.19 161.18 161.20 161.21 161.22
161.23 161.24 161.25 161.26 161.27 161.29 161.28 161.30 162.1 162.2 162.3
162.4 162.5 162.6 162.7 162.8 162.10 162.9
162.11 162.12 162.13 162.14 162.15 162.17 162.16
162.18 162.19 162.20 162.21 162.22 162.24 162.23 162.25
162.26 162.27 162.28 162.29 162.30 162.32 162.31 163.1 163.2 163.3
163.4 163.5 163.6 163.7 163.8 163.10 163.9 163.11 163.12 163.13
163.14 163.15 163.16 163.17 163.18 163.20 163.19 163.21 163.22 163.23
163.24 163.25 163.26 163.27 163.28 163.30 163.29 163.31 164.1
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A bill for an act
relating to education finance; providing funding for prekindergarten through grade
12 education; modifying provisions for general education, education excellence,
literacy, teachers, special education, facilities, nutrition, libraries, early childhood,
community education, and state agencies; making forecast adjustments; requiring
reports; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections
119A.52; 120A.20, subdivision 1; 120B.11, subdivisions 1, 2; 120B.12; 120B.122,
subdivision 1; 121A.19; 121A.41, subdivision 7; 121A.582, subdivision 1;
122A.092, subdivision 5; 122A.183, subdivision 1; 122A.184, subdivision 1;
122A.185, subdivision 1; 122A.187, subdivision 5; 122A.31, subdivision 1;
122A.40, subdivisions 3, 5; 122A.41, subdivision 2, by adding a subdivision;
122A.415, subdivision 4; 122A.59; 122A.635; 122A.70; 122A.73, subdivisions
2, 3; 123B.147, subdivision 3; 123B.595, subdivision 3; 123B.92, subdivision 1;
124D.095, subdivisions 2, 7, 8; 124D.1158, as amended; 124D.128, subdivision
2; 124D.13, by adding a subdivision; 124D.151, subdivision 6; 124D.165,
subdivisions 2, 3; 124D.20, subdivisions 3, 5; 124D.2211; 124D.231; 124D.42,
subdivision 8; 124D.531, subdivisions 1, 4; 124D.55; 124D.56; 124D.59,
subdivision 2; 124D.65, subdivision 5; 124D.68, subdivision 2; 124D.74,
subdivision 3; 124D.81; 124D.98, by adding a subdivision; 124D.99, subdivisions
2, 3, 5; 125A.03; 125A.08; 125A.71, subdivision 1; 125A.76, subdivision 2e;
126C.05, subdivisions 1, 19; 126C.10, subdivisions 2, 2d, 2e, 4, 13, 13a, 14;
126C.12, by adding a subdivision; 126C.15, subdivision 2; 126C.17, by adding a
subdivision; 126C.40, subdivisions 1, 6; 126C.43, subdivision 2; 134.355,
subdivisions 1, 5, 6, 7; 256B.0625, subdivision 26; 268.085, subdivision 7; Laws
2021, First Special Session chapter 13, article 1, sections 9; 10, subdivisions 2, 3,
4, 5, 6, 7, 9; article 2, section 4, subdivisions 2, 3, 4, 12, 27; article 3, section 7,
subdivision 7; article 5, section 3, subdivisions 2, 3, 4; article 7, section 2,
subdivisions 2, 3; article 8, section 3, subdivisions 2, 3, 4; article 9, section 4,
subdivisions 5, 6, 12; article 10, section 1, subdivisions 2, 8; article 11, section 4,
subdivision 2; Laws 2023, chapter 18, section 4, subdivisions 2, 3; proposing
coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 120B; 121A; 122A; 124D;
125A; 127A; 134; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 122A.06, subdivision
4; 268.085, subdivision 8; Laws 2023, chapter 18, section 4, subdivision 5.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
ARTICLE 1
GENERAL EDUCATION
Section 1.
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[121A.212] ACCESS TO MENSTRUAL PRODUCTS.
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A school district or charter school must provide students access to menstrual products
at no charge. The products must be available to all menstruating students in restrooms
regularly used by students in grades 4 to 12 according to a plan developed by the school
district. For purposes of this section, "menstrual products" means pads, tampons, or other
similar products used in connection with the menstrual cycle.
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new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
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This section is effective January 1, 2024.
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Sec. 2.
Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 124D.095, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
Subd. 2.
Definitions.
For purposes of this section, the following terms have the meanings
given them.
(a) "Digital learning" deleted text begin isdeleted text end new text begin meansnew text end learning facilitated by technology that offers students an
element of control over the time, place, path, or pace of their learning and includes blended
and online learning.
(b) "Blended learning" deleted text begin isdeleted text end new text begin meansnew text end a form of digital learning that occurs when a student
learns part time in a supervised physical setting and part time through digital delivery of
instruction, or a student learns in a supervised physical setting where technology is used as
a primary method to deliver instruction.
(c) "Online learning" deleted text begin isdeleted text end new text begin meansnew text end a form of digital learning delivered by an approved online
learning provider under paragraph (d).
(d) "Online learning provider" deleted text begin isdeleted text end new text begin meansnew text end a school district, an intermediate school district,
an organization of two or more school districts operating under a joint powers agreement,
or a charter school located in Minnesota that provides online learning to students and is
approved by the department to provide online learning courses.
(e) "Student" deleted text begin isdeleted text end new text begin meansnew text end a Minnesota resident enrolled in a school under section 120A.22,
subdivision 4,new text begin or in a Tribal contract or grant school authorized to receive aid under section
124D.83new text end in kindergarten through grade 12.
(f) "Online learning student" deleted text begin isdeleted text end new text begin meansnew text end a student enrolled in an online learning course or
program delivered by an online learning provider under paragraph (d).
(g) "Enrolling district" means the school district or charter school in which a student is
enrolled under section 120A.22, subdivision 4, for purposes of compulsory attendance.
(h) "Supplemental online learning" means an online learning course taken in place of a
course period at a local district school.
(i) "Full-time online learning provider" means an enrolling school authorized by the
department to deliver comprehensive public education at any or all of the elementary, middle,
or high school levels.
(j) "Online learning course syllabus" deleted text begin isdeleted text end new text begin meansnew text end a written document that an online learning
provider transmits to the enrolling district using a format prescribed by the commissioner
to identify the state academic standards embedded in an online course, the course content
outline, required course assessments, expectations for actual teacher contact time and other
student-to-teacher communications, and the academic support available to the online learning
student.
Sec. 3.
Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 124D.095, subdivision 8, is amended to read:
Subd. 8.
Financial arrangements.
(a) For a student enrolled in an online learning course,
the department must calculate average daily membership and make payments according to
this subdivision.
(b) The initial online learning average daily membership equals 1/12 for each semester
course or a proportionate amount for courses of different lengths. The adjusted online
learning average daily membership equals the initial online learning average daily
membership times .88.
(c) No online learning average daily membership shall be generated if: (1) the student
does not complete the online learning course, or (2) the student is enrolled in online learning
provided by the enrolling district.
(d) Online learning average daily membership under this subdivision for a student
currently enrolled in a Minnesota public schoolnew text begin or in a Tribal contract or grant school
authorized to receive aid under section 124D.83new text end shall be used only for computing average
daily membership according to section 126C.05, subdivision 19, paragraph (a), clause (2),
and for computing online learning aid according to section 124D.096.
Sec. 4.
Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 124D.59, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
Subd. 2.
English learner.
(a) "English learner" means a pupil in kindergarten through
grade 12new text begin ; an early childhood special education student under Part B, section 619 of the
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, United States Code, title 20, section 1419;new text end or
a prekindergarten student enrolled in an approved voluntary prekindergarten program under
section 124D.151 or a school readiness plus program who meets the requirements under
subdivision 2a or the following requirements:
(1) the pupil, as declared by a parent or guardian first learned a language other than
English, comes from a home where the language usually spoken is other than English, or
usually speaks a language other than English; and
(2) the pupil is determined by a valid assessment measuring the pupil's English language
proficiency and by developmentally appropriate measures, which might include observations,
teacher judgment, parent recommendations, or developmentally appropriate assessment
instruments, to lack the necessary English skills to participate fully in academic classes
taught in English.
(b) A pupil enrolled in a Minnesota public school in any grade 4 through 12 who in the
previous school year took a commissioner-provided assessment measuring the pupil's
emerging academic English, shall be counted as an English learner in calculating English
learner pupil units under section 126C.05, subdivision 17, and shall generate state English
learner aid under section 124D.65, subdivision 5, if the pupil scored below the state cutoff
score or is otherwise counted as a nonproficient participant on the assessment measuring
the pupil's emerging academic English, or, in the judgment of the pupil's classroom teachers,
consistent with section 124D.61, clause (1), the pupil is unable to demonstrate academic
language proficiency in English, including oral academic language, sufficient to successfully
and fully participate in the general core curriculum in the regular classroom.
(c) Notwithstanding paragraphs (a) and (b), a pupil in new text begin early childhood special education
or new text end prekindergarten under section 124D.151, through grade 12 shall not be counted as an
English learner in calculating English learner pupil units under section 126C.05, subdivision
17, and shall not generate state English learner aid under section 124D.65, subdivision 5,
if:
(1) the pupil is not enrolled during the current fiscal year in an educational program for
English learners under sections 124D.58 to 124D.64; or
(2) the pupil has generated seven or more years of average daily membership in Minnesota
public schools since July 1, 1996.
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
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This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2024 and later.
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Sec. 5.
Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 124D.65, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
Subd. 5.
School district EL revenue.
(a) A district's English learner programs revenue
equals the new text begin sum of:
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new text begin (1) the new text end product of deleted text begin (1) $704 times (2)deleted text end new text begin (i) $1,000 and (ii)new text end the greater of 20 or the adjusted
average daily membership of eligible English learners enrolled in the district during the
current fiscal yearnew text begin ;
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(2) $250 times the English learner pupil units under section 126C.05, subdivision 17;
and
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(3) the district's English learner cross subsidy aid. A district's English learner cross
subsidy aid under paragraph (b) equals:
new text end
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(i) 25 percent of the district's English learner cross subsidy for fiscal year 2024;
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(ii) 50 percent of the district's English learner cross subsidy for fiscal year 2025; and
new text end
new text begin (iii) 75 percent of the district's English learner cross subsidy for fiscal year 2026 and
laternew text end .
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(b) A district's English learner cross subsidy aid equals the greater of zero or the difference
between the district's expenditures for qualifying English learner services for the second
previous year and the district's English learner revenue for the second previous year.
new text end
deleted text begin (b)deleted text end new text begin (c)new text end A pupil ceases to generate state English learner aid in the school year following
the school year in which the pupil attains the state cutoff score on a commissioner-provided
assessment that measures the pupil's emerging academic English.
Sec. 6.
Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 126C.05, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
Subdivision 1.
Pupil unit.
Pupil units for each Minnesota resident pupil under the age
of 21 or who meets the requirements of section 120A.20, subdivision 1, paragraph (c), in
average daily membership enrolled in the district of residence, in another district under
sections 123A.05 to 123A.08, 124D.03, 124D.08, or 124D.68; in a charter school under
chapter 124E; or for whom the resident district pays tuition under section 123A.18, 123A.22,
123A.30, 123A.32, 123A.44, 123A.488, 123B.88, subdivision 4, 124D.04, 124D.05, 125A.03
to 125A.24, 125A.51, or 125A.65, shall be counted according to this subdivision.
(a) A prekindergarten pupil with a disability who is enrolled in a program approved by
the commissioner and has an individualized education program is counted as the ratio of
the number of hours of assessment and education service to 825 times 1.0 with a minimum
average daily membership of 0.28, but not more than 1.0 pupil unit.
(b) A prekindergarten pupil who is assessed but determined not to be disabled is counted
as the ratio of the number of hours of assessment service to 825 times 1.0.
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(c) A kindergarten pupil with a disability who is enrolled in a program approved by the
commissioner is counted as the ratio of the number of hours of assessment and education
services required in the fiscal year by the pupil's individualized education program to 875,
but not more than one.
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deleted text begin (d)deleted text end new text begin (c)new text end A prekindergarten pupil who is not included in paragraph (a) or (b) and is enrolled
in an approved voluntary prekindergarten program under section 124D.151 is counted as
the ratio of the number of hours of instruction to 850 times 1.0, but not more than 0.6 pupil
units.
deleted text begin (e)deleted text end new text begin (d)new text end A kindergarten pupil deleted text begin who is not included in paragraph (c)deleted text end is counted as 1.0 pupil
unit if the pupil is enrolled in a free all-day, every day kindergarten program available to
all kindergarten pupils at the pupil's school that meets the minimum hours requirement in
section 120A.41, or is counted as .55 pupil unit, if the pupil is not enrolled in a free all-day,
every day kindergarten program available to all kindergarten pupils at the pupil's school.
deleted text begin (f)deleted text end new text begin (e)new text end A pupil who is in any of grades 1 to 6 is counted as 1.0 pupil unit.
deleted text begin (g)deleted text end new text begin (f)new text end A pupil who is in any of grades 7 to 12 is counted as 1.2 pupil units.
deleted text begin (h)deleted text end new text begin (g)new text end A pupil who is in the postsecondary enrollment options program is counted as
1.2 pupil units.
deleted text begin (i)deleted text end new text begin (h)new text end deleted text begin For fiscal years 2018 through 2023,deleted text end A prekindergarten pupil who:
(1) is not included in paragraph (a), (b), or deleted text begin (d)deleted text end new text begin (c)new text end ;
(2) is enrolled in a school readiness plus program under Laws 2017, First Special Session
chapter 5, article 8, section 9; and
(3) has one or more of the risk factors specified by the eligibility requirements for a
school readiness plus program,
is counted as the ratio of the number of hours of instruction to 850 times 1.0, but not more
than 0.6 pupil units. A pupil qualifying under this paragraph must be counted in the same
manner as a voluntary prekindergarten student for all general education and other school
funding formulas.
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective for fiscal year 2024 and later.
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Sec. 7.
Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 126C.05, subdivision 19, is amended to read:
Subd. 19.
Online learning students.
(a) The average daily membership for a public
school pupil new text begin or a pupil enrolled in a school authorized to receive Tribal contract or grant
aid under section 124D.83 new text end generating online learning average daily membership according
to section 124D.095, subdivision 8, paragraph (b), equals the sum of: (1) the ratio of the
sum of the number of instructional hours the pupil is enrolled in a regular classroom setting
at the enrolling school to the actual number of instructional hours in the school year at the
enrolling school, plus (2) .12 times the initial online learning average daily membership
according to section 124D.095, subdivision 8, paragraph (b).
(b) When the sum of the average daily membership under paragraph (a) and the adjusted
online learning average daily membership under section 124D.095, subdivision 8, paragraph
(b), exceeds the maximum allowed for the student under subdivision 8 or 15, as applicable,
the average daily membership under paragraph (a) shall be reduced by the excess over the
maximum, but shall not be reduced below .12. The adjusted online learning average daily
membership according to section 124D.095, subdivision 8, paragraph (b), shall be reduced
by any remaining excess over the maximum.
Sec. 8.
Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 126C.10, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
Subd. 2.
Basic revenue.
The basic revenue for each district equals the formula allowance
times the adjusted pupil units for the school year. deleted text begin The formula allowance for fiscal year
2021 is $6,567. The formula allowance for fiscal year 2022 is $6,728.deleted text end The formula allowance
for fiscal year 2023 deleted text begin and laterdeleted text end is $6,863.new text begin The formula allowance for fiscal year 2024 is $7,138.
The formula allowance for fiscal year 2025 and later is $7,495.
new text end
Sec. 9.
Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 126C.10, subdivision 2e, is amended to read:
Subd. 2e.
Local optional revenue.
(a) deleted text begin For fiscal year 2021 and later,deleted text end Local optional
revenue for a school district equals the sum of the district's first tier local optional revenue
and second tier local optional revenue. A district's first tier local optional revenue equals
$300 times the adjusted pupil units of the district for that school year. A district's second
tier local optional revenue equals $424 times the adjusted pupil units of the district for that
school year.
(b) deleted text begin For fiscal year 2021 and later,deleted text end A district's local optional levy equals the sum of the
first tier local optional levy and the second tier local optional levy.
(c) A district's first tier local optional levy equals the district's first tier local optional
revenue times the lesser of one or the ratio of the district's referendum market value per
resident pupil unit to $880,000.
(d) deleted text begin For fiscal year 2022, a district's second tier local optional levy equals the district's
second tier local optional revenue times the lesser of one or the ratio of the district's
referendum market value per resident pupil unit to $510,000.deleted text end For fiscal year 2023, a district's
second tier local optional levy equals the district's second tier local optional revenue times
the lesser of one or the ratio of the district's referendum market value per resident pupil unit
to $548,842. For fiscal year 2024 deleted text begin and laterdeleted text end , a district's second tier local optional levy equals
the district's second tier local optional revenue times the lesser of one or the ratio of the
district's referendum market value per resident pupil unit to $510,000.new text begin For fiscal year 2025,
a district's second tier local optional levy equals the district's second tier local optional
revenue times the lesser of one or the ratio of the district's referendum market value per
resident pupil unit to $539,086. For fiscal year 2026, a district's second tier local optional
levy equals the district's second tier local optional revenue times the lesser of one or the
ratio of the district's referendum market value per resident pupil unit to $530,147. For fiscal
year 2027 and later, a district's second tier local optional levy equals the district's second
tier local optional revenue times the lesser of one or the ratio of the district's referendum
market value per resident pupil unit to $541,385.
new text end
(e) The local optional levy must be spread on referendum market value. A district may
levy less than the permitted amount.
(f) A district's local optional aid equals its local optional revenue minus its local optional
levy. If a district's actual levy for first or second tier local optional revenue is less than its
maximum levy limit for that tier, its aid must be proportionately reduced.
Sec. 10.
Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 126C.10, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
Subd. 4.
Basic skills revenue.
A school district's basic skills revenue equals the sum
of:
(1) compensatory revenue under subdivision 3; deleted text begin plusdeleted text end new text begin and
new text end
(2) English learner revenue under section 124D.65, subdivision 5deleted text begin ; plus
deleted text end
deleted text begin (3) $250 times the English learner pupil units under section 126C.05, subdivision 17deleted text end .
Sec. 11.
Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 126C.10, subdivision 13, is amended to read:
Subd. 13.
Total operating capital revenue.
(a) Total operating capital revenue for a
district equals the deleted text begin amount determined under paragraph (b) or (c), plusdeleted text end new text begin sum of:
new text end
new text begin (1)new text end $79 times the adjusted pupil units for the school yeardeleted text begin .deleted text end new text begin ;
new text end
new text begin
(2) the product of $109, the district's maintenance cost index, and its adjusted pupil units
for the school year plus the amount computed under paragraph (c); and
new text end
new text begin
(3) $2 times the adjusted pupil units of the school district for the school year for the
purposes of supplying menstrual products under subdivision 14, clause (26).
new text end
new text begin (b)new text end The revenuenew text begin under this subdivisionnew text end must be placed in a reserved account in the
general fund and may only be used according to subdivision 14.
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(b) Capital revenue for a district equals $109 times the district's maintenance cost index
times its adjusted pupil units for the school year.
deleted text end
(c) The revenuenew text begin under paragraph (a), clause (2),new text end for a district that operates a program
under section 124D.128, is increased by an amount equal to $31 times the number of adjusted
pupil units served at the site where the program is implemented.
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2024 and later.
new text end
Sec. 12.
Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 126C.10, subdivision 13a, is amended to read:
Subd. 13a.
Operating capital levy.
new text begin (a) new text end To obtain operating capital revenue, a district
may levy an amount not more than the product of its operating capital revenuenew text begin computed
under subdivision 13, paragraph (a), clauses (1) and (2),new text end for the fiscal year times the lesser
of one or the ratio of its adjusted net tax capacity per adjusted pupil unit to the operating
capital equalizing factor.
new text begin (b)new text end The operating capital equalizing factor equals deleted text begin $23,902 for fiscal year 2020, $23,885
for fiscal year 2021, anddeleted text end $22,912 for fiscal deleted text begin year 2022 and laterdeleted text end new text begin years 2023 and 2024, $23,468
for fiscal year 2025, $23,359 for fiscal year 2026, and $23,372 for fiscal year 2027 and
laternew text end .
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2025 and later.
new text end
Sec. 13.
Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 126C.10, subdivision 14, is amended to read:
Subd. 14.
Uses of total operating capital revenue.
Total operating capital revenue may
be used only for the following purposes:
(1) to acquire land for school purposes;
(2) to acquire or construct buildings for school purposes;
(3) to rent or lease buildings, including the costs of building repair or improvement that
are part of a lease agreement;
(4) to improve and repair school sites and buildings, and equip or reequip school buildings
with permanent attached fixtures, including library media centers;
(5) for a surplus school building that is used substantially for a public nonschool purpose;
(6) to eliminate barriers or increase access to school buildings by individuals with a
disability;
(7) to bring school buildings into compliance with the State Fire Code adopted according
to chapter 299F;
(8) to remove asbestos from school buildings, encapsulate asbestos, or make
asbestos-related repairs;
(9) to clean up and dispose of polychlorinated biphenyls found in school buildings;
(10) to clean up, remove, dispose of, and make repairs related to storing heating fuel or
transportation fuels such as alcohol, gasoline, fuel oil, and special fuel, as defined in section
296A.01;
(11) for energy audits for school buildings and to modify buildings if the audit indicates
the cost of the modification can be recovered within ten years;
(12) to improve buildings that are leased according to section 123B.51, subdivision 4;
(13) to pay special assessments levied against school property but not to pay assessments
for service charges;
(14) to pay principal and interest on state loans for energy conservation according to
section 216C.37 or loans made under the Douglas J. Johnson Economic Protection Trust
Fund Act according to sections 298.292 to deleted text begin 298.298deleted text end new text begin 298.297new text end ;
(15) to purchase or lease interactive telecommunications equipment;
(16) by board resolution, to transfer money into the debt redemption fund to: (i) pay the
amounts needed to meet, when due, principal and interest payments on certain obligations
issued according to chapter 475; or (ii) pay principal and interest on debt service loans or
capital loans according to section 126C.70;
(17) to pay operating capital-related assessments of any entity formed under a cooperative
agreement between two or more districts;
(18) to purchase or lease computers and related hardware, software, and annual licensing
fees, copying machines, telecommunications equipment, and other noninstructional
equipment;
(19) to purchase or lease assistive technology or equipment for instructional programs;
(20) to purchase textbooks as defined in section 123B.41, subdivision 2;
(21) to purchase new and replacement library media resources or technology;
(22) to lease or purchase vehicles;
(23) to purchase or lease telecommunications equipment, computers, and related
equipment for integrated information management systems for:
(i) managing and reporting learner outcome information for all students under a
results-oriented graduation rule;
(ii) managing student assessment, services, and achievement information required for
students with individualized education programs; and
(iii) other classroom information management needs;
(24) to pay personnel costs directly related to the acquisition, operation, and maintenance
of telecommunications systems, computers, related equipment, and network and applications
software; deleted text begin and
deleted text end
(25) to pay the costs directly associated with closing a school facility, including moving
and storage costsnew text begin ; and
new text end
new text begin (26) to pay the costs of supplies and equipment necessary to provide access to menstrual
products at no charge to students in restrooms and as otherwise needed in school facilitiesnew text end .
Sec. 14.
Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 126C.12, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:
new text begin Subd. 7. new text end
new text begin Reporting. new text end
new text begin
A school district must annually report the district's class size ratios
by each grade to the commissioner of education in the form and manner specified by the
commissioner. The department must annually submit a report beginning December 1, 2024,
to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction
over kindergarten through grade 12 education detailing the statewide ratios by grade starting
with the 2023-2024 school year.
new text end
Sec. 15.
Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 126C.15, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
Subd. 2.
Building allocation.
(a) A district or cooperative must allocatenew text begin at least 80
percent ofnew text end its compensatory revenue to each school building in the district or cooperative
where the children who have generated the revenue are served unless the school district or
cooperative has received permission under Laws 2005, First Special Session chapter 5,
article 1, section 50, to allocate compensatory revenue according to student performance
measures developed by the school board.
(b) deleted text begin Notwithstanding paragraph (a),deleted text end A district or cooperative may allocate deleted text begin up to 50deleted text end new text begin no
more than 20new text end percent of the amount of compensatory revenue that the district receives to
school sites according to a plan adopted by the school board. The money reallocated under
this paragraph must be spent for the purposes listed in subdivision 1, but may be spent on
students in any grade, including students attending school readiness or other prekindergarten
programs.
(c) For the purposes of this section and section 126C.05, subdivision 3, "building" means
education site as defined in section 123B.04, subdivision 1.
(d) Notwithstanding section 123A.26, subdivision 1, compensatory revenue generated
by students served at a cooperative unit shall be paid to the cooperative unit.
(e) A district or cooperative with school building openings, school building closings,
changes in attendance area boundaries, or other changes in programs or student demographics
between the prior year and the current year may reallocate compensatory revenue among
sites to reflect these changes. A district or cooperative must report to the department any
adjustments it makes according to this paragraph and the department must use the adjusted
compensatory revenue allocations in preparing the report required under section 123B.76,
subdivision 3, paragraph (c).
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2024 and later.
new text end
Sec. 16.
Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 126C.17, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:
new text begin Subd. 9b. new text end
new text begin Renewal by school board. new text end
new text begin
(a) Notwithstanding the election requirements of
subdivision 9, a school board may renew an expiring referendum once by board action if:
new text end
new text begin
(1) the per-pupil amount of the referendum is the same as the amount expiring, or for
an expiring referendum that was adjusted annually by the rate of inflation, the same as the
per-pupil amount of the expiring referendum, adjusted annually for inflation in the same
manner as if the expiring referendum had continued;
new text end
new text begin
(2) the term of the renewed referendum is no longer than the initial term approved by
the voters; and
new text end
new text begin
(3) the school board, having taken a recorded vote, has adopted a written resolution
authorizing the renewal after holding a meeting and allowing public testimony on the
proposed renewal.
new text end
new text begin
(b) The resolution must be adopted by the school board by June 15 of any calendar year
and becomes effective 60 days after its adoption.
new text end
new text begin
(c) A referendum expires in the last fiscal year in which the referendum generates revenue
for the school district. A school board may renew an expiring referendum under this
subdivision not more than two fiscal years before the referendum expires.
new text end
new text begin
(d) A district renewing an expiring referendum under this subdivision must submit a
copy of the adopted resolution to the commissioner and to the county auditor no later than
September 1 of the calendar year in which the levy is certified.
new text end
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end
Sec. 17.
Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 126C.43, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
Subd. 2.
Payment to unemployment insurance program trust fund by state and
political subdivisions.
(a) A district may levy the amount necessary (1) to pay the district's
obligations under section 268.052, subdivision 1, and (2) to pay for job placement services
offered to employees who may become eligible for benefits pursuant to section 268.085 for
the fiscal year the levy is certified.new text begin A district must not include in its levy authority under
this section the costs associated with school employees under section 268.085, subdivision
7, paragraph (b).
new text end
(b) Districts with a balance remaining in their reserve for reemployment as of June 30,
2003, may not expend the reserved funds for future reemployment expenditures. Each year
a levy reduction must be made to return these funds to taxpayers. The amount of the levy
reduction must be equal to the lesser of: (1) the remaining reserved balance for reemployment,
or (2) the amount of the district's current levy under paragraph (a).
Sec. 18.
Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 268.085, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
Subd. 7.
School employees; between terms denial.
(a) Wage credits from employment
with an educational institution or institutions may not be used for unemployment benefit
purposes for any week during the period between two successive academic years or terms
if:
(1) the applicant had employment for an educational institution or institutions in the
prior academic year or term; and
(2) there is a reasonable assurance that the applicant will have employment for an
educational institution or institutions in the following academic year or term.
deleted text begin This paragraph applies to a vacation period or holiday recess if the applicant was
employed immediately before the vacation period or holiday recess, and there is a reasonable
assurance that the applicant will be employed immediately following the vacation period
or holiday recess.deleted text end This paragraph deleted text begin alsodeleted text end applies to the period between two regular but not
successive terms if there is an agreement for that schedule between the applicant and the
educational institution.
This paragraph does not apply if the subsequent employment is substantially less
favorable than the employment of the prior academic year or term, or the employment prior
to the vacation period or holiday recess.
(b) Paragraph (a) does not apply to deleted text begin an applicant who, at the end of the prior academic
year or term, had an agreement for a definite period of employment between academic years
or terms in other than an instructional, research, or principal administrative capacity and
the educational institution or institutions failed to provide that employment.deleted text end new text begin any week during
the period between two successive academic years or terms if an applicant worked at a
public school district, charter school, the Minnesota State Academies for the Deaf and Blind,
or Perpich Center for Arts Education in a capacity other than instructional, research, or
principal administrative capacity.
new text end
(c) deleted text begin If unemployment benefits are denied to any applicant under paragraph (a) who was
employed in the prior academic year or term in other than an instructional, research, or
principal administrative capacity and who was not offered an opportunity to perform the
employment in the following academic year or term, the applicant is entitled to retroactive
unemployment benefits for each week during the period between academic years or terms
that the applicant filed a timely continued request for unemployment benefits, but
unemployment benefits were denied solely because of paragraph (a).deleted text end new text begin Paragraph (a) applies
to a vacation period or holiday recess if the applicant was employed immediately before
the vacation period or holiday recess, and there is a reasonable assurance that the applicant
will be employed immediately following the vacation period or holiday recess, including
applicants who worked in a capacity other than instructional, research, or principal
administrative capacity.
new text end
(d) This subdivision applies to employment with an educational service agency if the
applicant performed the services at an educational institution or institutions. "Educational
service agency" means a governmental entity established and operated for the purpose of
providing services to one or more educational institutions.
(e) This subdivision applies to employment with Minnesota, a political subdivision, or
a nonprofit organization, if the services are provided to or on behalf of an educational
institution or institutions.
(f) Paragraph (a) applies beginning the Sunday of the week that there is a reasonable
assurance of employment.
(g) Employment and a reasonable assurance with multiple education institutions must
be aggregated for purposes of application of this subdivision.
(h) If all of the applicant's employment with any educational institution or institutions
during the prior academic year or term consisted of on-call employment, and the applicant
has a reasonable assurance of any on-call employment with any educational institution or
institutions for the following academic year or term, it is not considered substantially less
favorable employment.
(i) A "reasonable assurance" may be written, oral, implied, or established by custom or
practice.
(j) An "educational institution" is a school, college, university, or other educational entity
operated by Minnesota, a political subdivision or instrumentality thereof, or a nonprofit
organization.
(k) An "instructional, research, or principal administrative capacity" does not include
an educational assistant.
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective May 28, 2023.
new text end
Sec. 19.
Laws 2021, First Special Session chapter 13, article 1, section 9, is amended to
read:
Sec. 9. ENGLISH LEARNER CROSS SUBSIDY REDUCTION AID.
(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.65, English learner aid is increased
by $2,000,000 per year for fiscal years 2022deleted text begin ,deleted text end new text begin andnew text end 2023deleted text begin , 2024, and 2025deleted text end . The commissioner
must allocate the aid to each school district and charter school based on the school district's
or charter school's proportionate share of English learner and concentration revenue under
Minnesota Statutes, section 126C.10, subdivision 4, clauses (2) and (3), for the preceding
fiscal year.
(b) Revenue under this section must be used and reserved as basic skills revenue
according to Minnesota Statutes, section 126C.15.
Sec. 20.
Laws 2021, First Special Session chapter 13, article 1, section 9, the effective
date, is amended to read:
EFFECTIVE DATE.
This section is effective for revenue in fiscal year 2022 and
expires at the end of fiscal year deleted text begin 2025deleted text end new text begin 2023new text end .
Sec. 21. new text begin REPORT.
new text end
new text begin
By January 15 of each year, the Department of Education, in consultation with the
Department of Employment and Economic Development, must report to the legislative
committees with jurisdiction over education about the annual reimbursable costs and the
number of hourly school workers receiving unemployment insurance benefits during the
summer term. To the extent possible, the report must categorize eligible employees by major
job class. The report must be filed according to Minnesota Statutes, section 3.195.
new text end
Sec. 22. new text begin APPROPRIATIONS.
new text end
new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end
new text begin Department of Education. new text end
new text begin
The sums indicated in this section are
appropriated from the general fund to the Department of Education for the fiscal years
designated.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 2. new text end
new text begin General education aid. new text end
new text begin
(a) For general education aid under Minnesota Statutes,
section 126C.13, subdivision 4:
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$ new text end |
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8,102,554,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
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2024 new text end |
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$ new text end |
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8,476,351,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2025 new text end |
new text begin
(b) The 2024 appropriation includes $707,254,000 for 2023 and $7,395,300,000 for
2024.
new text end
new text begin
(c) The 2025 appropriation includes $772,528,000 for 2024 and $7,703,819,000 for
2025.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 3. new text end
new text begin Abatement aid. new text end
new text begin
(a) For abatement aid under Minnesota Statutes, section
127A.49:
new text end
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
2,339,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2024 new text end |
|
|
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$ new text end |
new text begin
2,665,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2025 new text end |
new text begin
(b) The 2024 appropriation includes $126,000 for 2023 and $2,213,000 for 2024.
new text end
new text begin
(c) The 2025 appropriation includes $245,000 for 2024 and $2,420,000 for 2025.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 4. new text end
new text begin Career and technical aid. new text end
new text begin
(a) For career and technical aid under Minnesota
Statutes, section 124D.4531, subdivision 1b:
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new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
1,512,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
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2024 new text end |
|
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new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
761,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2025 new text end |
new text begin
(b) The 2024 appropriation includes $183,000 for 2023 and $1,329,000 for 2024.
new text end
new text begin
(c) The 2025 appropriation includes $147,000 for 2024 and $614,000 for 2025.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 5. new text end
new text begin Consolidation transition aid. new text end
new text begin
(a) For districts consolidating under Minnesota
Statutes, section 123A.485:
new text end
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
187,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2024 new text end |
|
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
290,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2025 new text end |
new text begin
(b) The 2024 appropriation includes $7,000 for 2023 and $180,000 for 2024.
new text end
new text begin
(c) The 2025 appropriation includes $20,000 for 2024 and $270,000 for 2025.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 6. new text end
new text begin Enrollment options transportation. new text end
new text begin
For transportation of pupils attending
postsecondary institutions under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.09, or for transportation
of pupils attending nonresident districts under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.03:
new text end
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$ new text end |
new text begin
18,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2024 new text end |
|
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
19,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2025 new text end |
new text begin Subd. 7. new text end
new text begin Nonpublic pupil education aid. new text end
new text begin
(a) For nonpublic pupil education aid under
Minnesota Statutes, sections 123B.40 to 123B.43 and 123B.87:
new text end
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new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
22,354,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2024 new text end |
|
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
24,121,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2025 new text end |
new text begin
(b) The 2024 appropriation includes $1,925,000 for 2023 and $20,429,000 for 2024.
new text end
new text begin
(c) The 2025 appropriation includes $2,269,000 for 2024 and $21,852,000 for 2025.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 8. new text end
new text begin Nonpublic pupil transportation. new text end
new text begin
(a) For nonpublic pupil transportation aid
under Minnesota Statutes, section 123B.92, subdivision 9:
new text end
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
22,248,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2024 new text end |
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|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
24,709,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2025 new text end |
new text begin
(b) The 2024 appropriation includes $2,115,000 for 2023 and $20,133,000 for 2024.
new text end
new text begin
(c) The 2025 appropriation includes $2,236,000 for 2024 and $22,473,000 for 2025.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 9. new text end
new text begin One-room schoolhouse. new text end
new text begin
For a grant to Independent School District No. 690,
Warroad, to operate the Angle Inlet School:
new text end
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$ new text end |
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65,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2024 new text end |
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|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
65,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2025 new text end |
new text begin Subd. 10. new text end
new text begin Pregnant and parenting pupil transportation reimbursement. new text end
new text begin
(a) To
reimburse districts for transporting pregnant or parenting pupils under Minnesota Statutes,
section 123B.92, subdivision 1, paragraph (b), clause (1), item (vi):
new text end
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$ new text end |
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55,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2024 new text end |
|
|
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$ new text end |
new text begin
55,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2025 new text end |
new text begin
(b) To receive reimbursement, districts must apply using the form and manner of
application prescribed by the commissioner. If the appropriation is insufficient, the
commissioner must prorate the amount paid to districts seeking reimbursement.
new text end
new text begin
(c) Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.
new text end
Sec. 23. new text begin REPEALER.
new text end
new text begin
(a)
new text end
new text begin
Laws 2023, chapter 18, section 4, subdivision 5,
new text end
new text begin
is repealed.
new text end
new text begin
(b)
new text end
new text begin
Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 268.085, subdivision 8,
new text end
new text begin
is repealed.
new text end
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
Paragraph (b) is effective May 28, 2023.
new text end
ARTICLE 2
EDUCATION EXCELLENCE
Section 1.
new text begin
[121A.201] MTSS AND COLLABORATIVE MINNESOTA
PARTNERSHIPS TO ADVANCE STUDENT SUCCESS (COMPASS).
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new text begin
Beginning July 1, 2023, all Minnesota school districts and charter schools must be offered
training and support in implementing MTSS through the Department of Education
COMPASS team and the Department of Education's regional partners, the Minnesota Service
Cooperatives. COMPASS is the state school improvement model providing a statewide
system through which all districts and schools may receive support in the areas of literacy,
math, social-emotional learning, and mental health within the MTSS framework. The MTSS
framework is the state's systemic, continuous school improvement framework for ensuring
positive social, emotional, behavioral, developmental, and academic outcomes for every
student. MTSS provides access to layered tiers of culturally and linguistically responsive,
evidence-based practices. The MTSS framework relies on the understanding and belief that
every student can learn and thrive, and it engages an anti-bias and socially just approach to
examining policies and practices and ensuring equitable distribution of resources and
opportunity. The MTSS systemic framework requires:
new text end
new text begin
(1) a district-wide infrastructure consisting of effective leaders, collective efficacy among
staff, positive school climate, linked teams, and professional learning that supports continuous
improvement;
new text end
new text begin
(2) authentic engagement with families and communities to develop reciprocal
relationships and build new opportunities for students together;
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new text begin
(3) multilayered tiers of culturally and linguistically responsive instruction and support
that allows every student the support they need to reach meaningful and rigorous learning
standards. Tiers of support include core (Tier 1), supplemental (Tier 2), and intensive (Tier
3) instruction levels;
new text end
new text begin
(4) valid and reliable assessment tools and processes to assess student and system
performance and inform necessary changes; and
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new text begin
(5) a data-based decision-making approach in which problems are precisely defined and
analyzed, solutions address root causes, and implementation is monitored to ensure success.
The data-based problem-solving component of the MTSS framework consists of three major
subcomponents: accessible and integrated data, decision-making process, and system
performance.
new text end
Sec. 2.
Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 124D.095, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
Subd. 7.
Department of Education.
(a) The department must review and approve or
disapprove online learning providers within 90 calendar days of receiving an online learning
provider's completed application. The commissioner, using research-based standards of
quality for online learning programs, must review all approved online learning providers
on a cyclical three-year basis. Approved online learning providers annually must submit
program data to, confirm statements of assurances for, and provide program updates including
a current course list to the commissioner.
(b) The online learning courses and programs must be rigorous, aligned with state
academic standards, and contribute to grade progression in a single subject. The online
learning provider, other than a digital learning provider offering digital learning to its enrolled
students only under subdivision 4, paragraph (d), must give the commissioner written
assurance that: (1) all courses meet state academic standards; and (2) the online learning
curriculum, instruction, and assessment, expectations for actual teacher-contact time or
other student-to-teacher communication, and academic support meet nationally recognized
professional standards and are described as such in an online learning course syllabus that
meets the commissioner's requirements. Once an online learning provider is approved under
this paragraph, all of its online learning course offerings are eligible for payment under this
section unless a course is successfully challenged by an enrolling district or the department
under paragraph (c).
(c) An enrolling district may challenge the validity of a course offered by an online
learning provider. The department must review such challenges based on the approval
procedures under paragraph (b). The department may initiate its own review of the validity
of an online learning course offered by an online learning provider.
(d) The department may collect a fee not to exceed $250 for approving online learning
providers or $50 per course for reviewing a challenge by an enrolling district.
(e) The department must develop, publish, and maintain a list of online learning providers
that it has reviewed and approved.
(f) The department may review a complaint about an online learning provider, or a
complaint about a provider based on the provider's response to notice of a violation. If the
department determines that an online learning provider violated a law or rule, the department
may:
(1) create a compliance plan for the provider; or
(2) withhold funds from the provider under sections 124D.095, 124E.25, and 127A.42.
The department must notify an online learning provider in writing about withholding funds
and provide detailed calculations.
new text begin
(g) An online learning program fee administration account is created in the special
revenue fund. Funds retained under paragraph (d) shall be deposited in the account. Money
in the account is appropriated to the commissioner for costs associated with administering
and monitoring online and digital learning programs.
new text end
Sec. 3.
Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 124D.231, is amended to read:
124D.231 FULL-SERVICE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS.
Subdivision 1.
Definitions.
For the purposes of this section, the following terms have
the meanings given them.
(a) "Community organization" means a nonprofit organization that has been in existence
for three years or more and serves persons within the community surrounding the covered
school site on education and other issues.
(b) "Community school consortium" means a group of schools and community
organizations that propose to work together to plan and implement community school
programming.
(c) "Community school programming" means services, activities, and opportunities
described under subdivision 2, paragraph deleted text begin (g)deleted text end new text begin (f)new text end .
new text begin
(d) "Community-wide full-service community school leadership team" means a
district-level team that is responsible for guiding the vision, policy, resource alignment,
implementation, oversight, and goal setting for community school programs within the
district. This team shall include representatives from the district, including teachers, school
leaders, students, and family members from the eligible schools; community members;
system-level partners that include representatives from government agencies, relevant
unions, and nonprofit and other community-based partners; and, if applicable, the full-service
community school initiative director.
new text end
new text begin
(e) "Full-service community school initiative director" means a director responsible for
coordinating districtwide administrative and leadership assistance to community school
sites and site coordinators, including serving as chairperson for the district's community-wide
full-service community school leadership team; site coordinator support; data gathering and
evaluation; administration of partnership and data agreements, contracts, and procurement;
and grant administration.
new text end
deleted text begin (d)deleted text end new text begin (f)new text end "High-quality child care or early childhood education programming" means
educational programming for preschool-aged children that is grounded in research, consistent
with best practices in the field, and provided by licensed teachers.
deleted text begin (e)deleted text end new text begin (g)new text end "School site" means a school site at which an applicant has proposed or has been
funded to provide community school programming.
deleted text begin (f)deleted text end new text begin (h)new text end "Site coordinator" deleted text begin is an individualdeleted text end new text begin means a full-time staff member serving one
eligible schoolnew text end who is responsible for deleted text begin aligningdeleted text end new text begin the identification, implementation, and
coordination ofnew text end programming deleted text begin withdeleted text end new text begin to addressnew text end the needs of the school community identified
in the baseline analysis.
Subd. 2.
Full-service community school program.
(a) The commissioner shall provide
funding to new text begin districts and charter schools with new text end eligible school sites to plan, implement, and
improve full-service community schools. Eligible school sites must meet one of the following
criteria:
(1) the school is on a development plan for continuous improvement under section
120B.35, subdivision 2; or
(2) the school is in a district that has an achievement and integration plan approved by
the commissioner of education under sections 124D.861 and 124D.862.
(b) deleted text begin An eligible school site may receive up to $150,000 annually.deleted text end new text begin Districts and charter
schools may receive up to:
new text end
new text begin
(1) $100,000 for each eligible school available for up to one year to fund planning
activities, including convening a full-service community school leadership team, facilitating
family and community stakeholder engagement, conducting a baseline analysis, and creating
a full-service community school plan. At the end of this period, the school must submit a
full-service community school plan pursuant to paragraphs (d) and (e); and
new text end
new text begin (2) $200,000 annually for each eligible school for up to three years of implementation
of a full-service community school plan, pursuant to paragraphs (f) and (g). new text end School sites
receiving funding under this section shall hire or contract with a partner agency to hire a
site coordinator to coordinate services at each covered school site.new text begin Districts or charter schools
receiving funding under this section for three or more schools shall provide or contract with
a partner agency to provide a full-service community school initiative director.
new text end
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(c) Of grants awarded, implementation funding of up to $20,000 must be available for
up to one year for planning for school sites. At the end of this period, the school must submit
a full-service community school plan, pursuant to paragraph (g). If the site decides not to
use planning funds, the plan must be submitted with the application.
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deleted text begin (d)deleted text end new text begin (c)new text end The commissioner shall consider additional school factors when dispensing funds
including: schools with significant populations of students receiving free or reduced-price
lunches; significant homeless and highly mobile rates; deleted text begin anddeleted text end equity among urban, suburban,
and greater Minnesota schoolsnew text begin ; and demonstrated success implementing full-service
community school programmingnew text end .
deleted text begin (e)deleted text end new text begin (d)new text end A school site must establish a new text begin full-service community new text end school leadership team
responsible for developing school-specific programming goals, assessing program needs,
and overseeing the process of implementing expanded programming deleted text begin at each covered sitedeleted text end .
The school leadership team shall have deleted text begin betweendeleted text end new text begin at leastnew text end 12 deleted text begin to 15deleted text end members and shall meet
the following requirements:
(1) at least 30 percent of the members are parentsnew text begin , guardians, or studentsnew text end and 30 percent
of the members are teachers at the school site and must include the school principal and
representatives from partner agencies; and
(2) the new text begin full-service community new text end school leadership team must be responsible for overseeing
the baseline analyses under paragraph deleted text begin (f)deleted text end new text begin (e) and the creation of a full-service community
school plan under paragraphs (f) and (g)new text end . A new text begin full-service community new text end school leadership team
must new text begin meet at least quarterly and new text end have ongoing responsibility for monitoring the development
and implementation of full-service community school operations and programming at the
school site and shall issue recommendations to schools on a regular basis and summarized
in an annual report. These reports shall also be made available to the public at the school
site and on school and district websites.
deleted text begin (f)deleted text end new text begin (e)new text end School sites must complete a baseline analysis prior to deleted text begin beginning programming
asdeleted text end new text begin the creation ofnew text end a full-service community schoolnew text begin plannew text end . The analysis shall include:
(1) a baseline analysis of needs at the school site, led by the school leadership team,
deleted text begin which shall includedeleted text end new text begin includingnew text end the following elements:
(i) identification of challenges facing the school;
(ii) analysis of the student body, including:
(A) number and percentage of students with disabilities and needs of these students;
(B) number and percentage of students who are English learners and the needs of these
students;
(C) number of students who are homeless or highly mobile; deleted text begin and
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(D) number and percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch and the
needs of these students;new text begin and
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(E) number and percentage of students by race and ethnicity;
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(iii) analysis of enrollment and retention rates for students with disabilities, English
learners, homeless and highly mobile students, and students receiving free or reduced-price
lunch;
(iv) analysis of suspension and expulsion data, including the justification for such
disciplinary actions and the degree to which particular populations, includingdeleted text begin ,deleted text end but not limited
todeleted text begin ,deleted text end new text begin American Indian students andnew text end students of color, students with disabilities, students who
are English learners, and students receiving free or reduced-price lunch are represented
among students subject to such actions;
(v) analysis of school achievement data disaggregated by major demographic categories,
includingdeleted text begin ,deleted text end but not limited todeleted text begin ,deleted text end race, ethnicity, English learner status, disability status, and
free or reduced-price lunch status;
(vi) analysis of current parent engagement strategies and their success; and
(vii) evaluation of the need for and availability of deleted text begin wraparound servicesdeleted text end new text begin full-service
community school activitiesnew text end , including, but not limited to:
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(A) mechanisms for meeting students' social, emotional, and physical health needs,
which may include coordination of existing services as well as the development of new
services based on student needs; and
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(B) strategies to create a safe and secure school environment and improve school climate
and discipline, such as implementing a system of positive behavioral supports, and taking
additional steps to eliminate bullying;
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(A) integrated student supports that address out-of-school barriers to learning through
partnerships with social and health service agencies and providers, and may include medical,
dental, vision care, and mental health services or counselors to assist with housing,
transportation, nutrition, immigration, or criminal justice issues;
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new text begin
(B) expanded and enriched learning time and opportunities, including before-school,
after-school, weekend, and summer programs that provide additional academic instruction,
individualized academic support, enrichment activities, and learning opportunities that
emphasize real-world learning and community problem solving and may include art, music,
drama, creative writing, hands-on experience with engineering or science, tutoring and
homework help, or recreational programs that enhance and are consistent with the school's
curriculum;
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(C) active family and community engagement that brings students' families and the
community into the school as partners in education and makes the school a neighborhood
hub, providing adults with educational opportunities that may include adult English as a
second language classes, computer skills, art, or other programs that bring community
members into the school for meetings or events; and
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(D) collaborative leadership and practices that build a culture of professional learning,
collective trust, and shared responsibility and include a school-based full-service community
school leadership team, a full-service community school site coordinator, a full-service
community school initiative director, a community-wide leadership team, other leadership
or governance teams, teacher learning communities, or other staff to manage the joint work
of school and community organizations;
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(2) a baseline analysis of community assets deleted text begin and a strategic plan for utilizing and aligning
identified assets. This analysis should include, but is not limited to, adeleted text end new text begin , includingnew text end
documentation of individuals in the community, faith-based organizations, community and
neighborhood associations, colleges, hospitals, libraries, businesses, and social service
agencies deleted text begin whodeleted text end new text begin thatnew text end may be able to provide support and resources; and
(3) a baseline analysis of needs in the community surrounding the school, led by the
school leadership team, includingdeleted text begin , but not limited todeleted text end :
(i) the need for high-quality, full-day child care and early childhood education programs;
(ii) the need for physical and mental health care services for children and adults; and
(iii) the need for job training and other adult education programming.
deleted text begin (g)deleted text end new text begin (f)new text end Each school site receiving funding under this section must deleted text begin establishdeleted text end new text begin develop a
full-service community school plan that utilizes and aligns district and community assets
and establishes services innew text end at least two of the following types of programming:
(1) early childhood:
(i) early childhood education; and
(ii) child care services;
(2) academic:
(i) academic support and enrichment activities, including expanded learning time;
(ii) summer or after-school enrichment and learning experiences;
(iii) job training, internship opportunities, and career counseling services;
(iv) programs that provide assistance to students who have been new text begin chronically absent,
new text end truant, suspended, or expelled; and
(v) specialized instructional support services;
(3) parental involvement:
(i) programs that promote parental involvement and family literacy;
(ii) parent leadership development activitiesnew text begin that empower and strengthen families and
communities, provide volunteer opportunities, or promote inclusion in school-based
leadership teamsnew text end ; and
(iii) parenting education activities;
(4) mental and physical health:
(i) mentoring and other youth development programs, including peer mentoring and
conflict mediation;
(ii) juvenile crime prevention and rehabilitation programs;
(iii) home visitation services by teachers and other professionals;
(iv) developmentally appropriate physical education;
(v) nutrition services;
(vi) primary health and dental care; and
(vii) mental health counseling services;
(5) community involvement:
(i) service and service-learning opportunities;
(ii) adult education, including instruction in English as a second language; and
(iii) homeless prevention services;
(6) positive discipline practices; and
(7) other programming designed to meet school and community needs identified in the
baseline analysis and reflected in the full-service community school plan.
deleted text begin (h)deleted text end new text begin (g)new text end The new text begin full-service community new text end school leadership team at each school site must
develop a full-service community school plan detailing the steps the school leadership team
will take, including:
(1) timely establishment and consistent operation of the school leadership team;
(2) maintenance of attendance records in all programming components;
(3) maintenance of measurable data showing annual participation and the impact of
programming on the participating children and adults;
(4) documentation of meaningful and sustained collaboration between the school and
community stakeholders, including local governmental units, civic engagement organizations,
businesses, and social service providers;
(5) establishment and maintenance of partnerships with institutions, such as universities,
hospitals, museums, or not-for-profit community organizations to further the development
and implementation of community school programming;
(6) ensuring compliance with the district nondiscrimination policy; and
(7) plan for school leadership team development.
Subd. 3.
Full-service community school review.
(a) deleted text begin Every three years,deleted text end A full-service
community school site must submit to the commissioner, and make available at the school
site and online, a report describing efforts to integrate community school programming at
each covered school site and the effect of the transition to a full-service community school
on participating children and adults. This report shall include, but is not limited to, the
following:
(1) an assessment of the effectiveness of the school site in development or implementing
the community school plan;
(2) problems encountered in the design and execution of the community school plan,
including identification of any federal, state, or local statute or regulation impeding program
implementation;
(3) the operation of the school leadership team and its contribution to successful execution
of the community school plan;
(4) recommendations for improving delivery of community school programming to
students and families;
(5) the number and percentage of students receiving community school programming
who had not previously been served;
(6) the number and percentage of nonstudent community members receiving community
school programming who had not previously been served;
(7) improvement in retention among students who receive community school
programming;
(8) improvement in academic achievement among students who receive community
school programming;
(9) changes in student's readiness to enter school, active involvement in learning and in
their community, physical, social and emotional health, and student's relationship with the
school and community environment;
(10) an accounting of anticipated local budget savings, if any, resulting from the
implementation of the program;
(11) improvements to the frequency or depth of families' involvement with their children's
education;
(12) assessment of community stakeholder satisfaction;
(13) assessment of institutional partner satisfaction;
(14) the ability, or anticipated ability, of the school site and partners to continue to
provide services in the absence of future funding under this section;
(15) increases in access to services for students and their families; andnew text begin .
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(16) the degree of increased collaboration among participating agencies and private
partners.
(b) Reports submitted under this section shall be evaluated by the commissioner with
respect to the following criteria:
(1) the effectiveness of the school or the community school consortium in implementing
the full-service community school plan, including the degree to which the school site
navigated difficulties encountered in the design and operation of the full-service community
school plan, including identification of any federal, state, or local statute or regulation
impeding program implementation;
(2) the extent to which the project has produced lessons about ways to improve delivery
of community school programming to students;
(3) the degree to which there has been an increase in the number or percentage of students
and nonstudents receiving community school programming;
(4) the degree to which there has been an improvement in retention of students and
improvement in academic achievement among students receiving community school
programming;
(5) local budget savings, if any, resulting from the implementation of the program;
(6) the degree of community stakeholder and institutional partner engagement;
(7) the ability, or anticipated ability, of the school site and partners to continue to provide
services in the absence of future funding under this section;
(8) increases in access to services for students and their families; and
(9) the degree of increased collaboration among participating agencies and private
partners.
Sec. 4.
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[124D.475] CREDIT FOR EMPLOYMENT WITH HEALTH CARE
PROVIDERS.
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Consistent with the career and technical pathways program, a student in grade 11 or 12
who is employed by an institutional long-term care or licensed assisted living facility, a
home and community-based services and supports provider, a hospital or health system
clinic, or a child care center may earn up to two elective credits each year toward graduation
under section 120B.024, subdivision 1, paragraph (a), clause (7), at the discretion of the
enrolling school district or charter school. A student may earn one elective credit for every
350 hours worked, including hours worked during the summer. A student who is employed
by an eligible employer must submit an application, in the form or manner required by the
school district or charter school, for elective credit to the school district or charter school
in order to receive elective credit. The school district or charter school must verify the hours
worked with the employer before awarding elective credit.
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new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective for the 2023-2024 school year and later.
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Sec. 5.
Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 124D.74, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
Subd. 3.
Enrollment of other children; shared time enrollment.
To the extent deleted text begin it is
economically feasibledeleted text end new text begin that the unique educational and culturally related academic needs of
American Indian people are met and American Indian student accountability factors are the
same or higher than their non-American Indian peersnew text end , a district or participating school may
make provision for the voluntary enrollment of non-American Indian children in the
instructional components of an American Indian education program in order that they may
acquire an understanding of the cultural heritage of the American Indian children for whom
that particular program is designed. However, in determining eligibility to participate in a
program, priority must be given to American Indian children. American Indian children
deleted text begin and other childrendeleted text end enrolled in an existing nonpublic school system may be enrolled on a
shared time basis in American Indian education programs.
Sec. 6.
Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 124D.81, is amended to read:
124D.81 AMERICAN INDIAN EDUCATION AID.
Subdivision 1.
Procedures.
A school district, charter school,new text begin cooperative unit as defined
in section 123A.24, subdivision 2,new text end or American Indian-controlled Tribal contract or grant
school enrolling at least 20 American Indian students on October 1 of the previous school
year deleted text begin and operating an American Indian education program according to section 124D.74deleted text end is
eligible fornew text begin Americannew text end Indian education aid if it meets the requirements of this section.
Programs may provide for contracts for the provision of program components by nonsectarian
nonpublic, community, Tribal, charter, or alternative schools. The commissioner shall
prescribe the form and manner of application for aids, and no aid shall be made for a program
not complying with the requirements of sections 124D.71 to 124D.82.
Subd. 2.
Plans.
To deleted text begin qualify fordeleted text end new text begin receivenew text end aid, an eligible district, charter school,new text begin cooperative
unit as defined in section 123A.24, subdivision 2,new text end or Tribal contract school must develop
and submit a plan for approval by the Indian education director that shall:
(a) Identify the measures to be used to meet the requirements of sections 124D.71 to
124D.82;
(b) Identify the activities, methods and programs to meet the identified educational needs
of the children to be enrolled in the program;
(c) Describe how district goals and objectives as well as the objectives of sections
124D.71 to 124D.82 are to be achieved;
(d) Demonstrate that required and elective courses as structured do not have a
discriminatory effect within the meaning of section 124D.74, subdivision 5;
(e) Describe how each school program will be organized, staffed, coordinated, and
monitored; and
(f) Project expenditures for programs under sections 124D.71 to 124D.82.
Subd. 2a.
American Indian education aid.
(a) The American Indian education aid for
an eligible districtnew text begin , cooperative unit,new text end or Tribal contract school equals the greater of (1) the
sum of deleted text begin $20,000deleted text end new text begin $40,000new text end plus the product of deleted text begin $358deleted text end new text begin $500new text end times the difference between the
number of American Indian students enrolled on October 1 of the previous school year and
20; or (2) if the district or school received a grant under this section for fiscal year 2015,
the amount of the grant for fiscal year 2015.
(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), the American Indian education aid must not exceed
the districtnew text begin , cooperative unit,new text end or Tribal contract school's actual expenditure according to the
approved plan under subdivision 2new text begin , except as provided in subdivision 2bnew text end .
new text begin Subd. 2b. new text end
new text begin Carry forward of funds. new text end
new text begin
Notwithstanding section 16A.28, if a school district
or Tribal contract school does not expend the full amount of its aid described in its plan and
received under this section in the designated fiscal year, the school district or Tribal contract
school may carry forward the remaining funds to the following fiscal year and is not subject
to an aid reduction only if:
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(1) the district is otherwise adhering to the plan developed under subdivision 2;
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(2) the American Indian education parent advisory committee for that school has approved
the carry forward; and
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(3) the school district reports the reason for the carry forward and describes the district's
intended actions to ensure the funds are expended in the following fiscal year. The district
must report this information to the Department of Education in the form and manner and
according to the timelines specified by the commissioner.
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Subd. 3.
Additional requirements.
Each districtnew text begin or cooperative unitnew text end receiving aid under
this section must each year conduct a count of American Indian children in the schools of
the district; test for achievement; identify the extent of other educational needs of the children
to be enrolled in the American Indian education program; and classify the American Indian
children by grade, level of educational attainment, age and achievement. Participating
schools must maintain records concerning the needs and achievements of American Indian
children served.
Subd. 4.
Nondiscrimination; testing.
In accordance with recognized professional
standards, all testing and evaluation materials and procedures utilized for the identification,
testing, assessment, and classification of American Indian children must be selected and
administered so as not to be racially or culturally discriminatory and must be valid for the
purpose of identifying, testing, assessing, and classifying American Indian children.
Subd. 5.
Records.
Participating schools deleted text begin anddeleted text end new text begin ,new text end districtsnew text begin , and cooperative unitsnew text end must keep
records and afford access to them as the commissioner finds necessary to ensure that
American Indian education programs are implemented in conformity with sections 124D.71
to 124D.82. Each school districtnew text begin , cooperative unit,new text end or participating school must keep accurate,
detailed, and separate revenue and expenditure accounts for deleted text begin pilotdeleted text end American Indian education
programs funded under this section.
Subd. 6.
Money from other sources.
A districtnew text begin , cooperative unit,new text end or participating school
providing American Indian education programs shall be eligible to receive moneys for these
programs from other government agencies and from private sources when the moneys are
available.
Subd. 7.
Exceptions.
Nothing in sections 124D.71 to 124D.82 shall be construed as
prohibiting a districtnew text begin , cooperative unit,new text end or school from implementing an American Indian
education program which is not in compliance with sections 124D.71 to 124D.82 if the
proposal and plan for that program is not funded pursuant to this section.
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective the day following final enactment for
aid for fiscal year 2024 and later.
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Sec. 7. new text begin INNOVATIVE INCUBATOR SERVICE-LEARNING GRANTS.
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new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end
new text begin Definitions. new text end
new text begin
(a) For the purposes of this section, the following terms have
the meanings given.
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new text begin
(b) "Eligible school" means a school district or school site operated by a school district,
charter school, or Tribal contract or grant school eligible for state aid under Minnesota
Statutes, section 124D.83, or cooperative unit under Minnesota Statutes, section 123A.24,
subdivision 2.
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(c) "Eligible service-learning partnership" means a partnership that includes an eligible
school and at least one community-based organization, community education program, state
or federal agency, or political subdivision. An eligible service-learning partnership may
include other individuals or entities, such as a postsecondary faculty member or institution,
parent, other community member, local business or business organization, or local media
representative. A school district member in an eligible service-learning partnership may
participate in the partnership through a community education program established under
Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.19.
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new text begin Subd. 2. new text end
new text begin Establishment; eligibility criteria; application requirements. new text end
new text begin
(a) A technical
assistance and grant program is established to initiate or expand and strengthen innovative
service-learning opportunities for students in kindergarten through grade 12; increase student
engagement and academic achievement; help close the academic achievement gap and the
community, college, and career opportunity gaps; and create a positive school climate and
safer schools and communities.
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(b) At least one teacher, administrator, or program staff member and at least one
service-learning specialist, service-learning coordinator, curriculum specialist, or other
qualified employee employed by an eligible school and designated to develop and share
expertise in implementing service-learning best practices must work with students to form
a student-adult partnership. Before developing and submitting a grant application to the
department, a participating student must work with at least one adult who is part of the
initial partnership to identify a need or opportunity to pursue through a service-learning
partnership and invite at least one partner to collaborate in developing and submitting a
grant application. The fiscal agent for the grant to an eligible service-learning partnership
is an eligible school that is a member of the partnership or has a program that is a member
of the partnership.
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(c) An eligible service-learning partnership receiving an innovation service-learning
grant must:
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(1) include at least two or more enrolled students; two or more school employees of an
eligible school in accordance with paragraph (b); and an eligible community-based
organization, community education program, state or federal agency, or political subdivision;
and
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(2) assist students to:
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(i) actively participate in service-learning experiences that meet identified student and
community needs or opportunities;
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(ii) operate collaboratively with service-learning partnership members;
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(iii) align service-learning experiences with at least one state or local academic standard,
which may include a local career and technical education standard;
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(iv) apply students' knowledge and skills in their community and help solve community
problems or address community opportunities;
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(v) foster students' civic engagement; and
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(vi) explore or pursue career pathways and support career and college readiness.
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(d) An eligible service-learning partnership interested in receiving a grant must apply
to the commissioner of education in the form and manner determined by the commissioner.
The partnership must work with an eligible school. Consistent with this subdivision, the
application must describe the eligible service-learning partnership plan to:
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new text begin
(1) incorporate student-designed and student-led service-learning into the school
curriculum or specific courses or across subject areas;
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(2) provide students with instruction and experiences using service-learning best practices
during the regular school day with an option to supplement their service-learning experiences
outside of the school day;
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(3) align service-learning experiences with at least one state or local academic standard,
which may include a local career or technical education standard, and at least one goal of
the world's best workforce in accordance with Minnesota Statutes, section 120B.11, or the
state plan submitted and approved under the most recent reauthorization of the Elementary
and Secondary Education Act;
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(4) make implementing service-learning best practices an educational priority;
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(5) provide student-designed, student-led service-learning experiences that help meet
community needs or develop or advance community opportunities; and
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(6) identify at least one eligible school teacher, administrator, or program staff member
and at least one service-learning specialist, service-learning coordinator, curriculum specialist,
or other qualified eligible school employee designated to develop and share expertise in
implementing service-learning best practices to work with students to form a student-adult
partnership that includes at least one community-based organization, community education
program, state or federal agency, or political subdivision.
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new text begin Subd. 3. new text end
new text begin Innovation grants. new text end
new text begin
The commissioner of education must award up to 32 grants
of up to $50,000 each to allow eligible partnerships to provide student-designed, student-led
service-learning opportunities consistent with this section. Grant awards must be equitably
distributed throughout Minnesota by congressional district. The commissioner may designate
start-up or leader grant categories with differentiated maximum grant dollar amounts up to
$50,000. A grantee designated as a leader grantee may be required to meet additional leader
grant requirements as established by the commissioner in the grant application criteria
developed by the commissioner. In order to receive a grant, a partnership must provide a
50 percent match in funds or in-kind contributions unless the commissioner waives the
match requirement for an applicant serving a high number of students whose families meet
federal poverty guidelines. A partnership grantee must allocate the grant amount according
to its grant application. The partnership must convey 50 percent of the actual grant amount
to at least one community-based organization, community education program, state or
federal agency, or political subdivision to help implement or defray the direct costs of
carrying out the service-learning strategies and activities described in the partnership's grant
application.
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new text begin Subd. 4. new text end
new text begin Report. new text end
new text begin
A grantee must report to the commissioner on the educational and
developmental outcomes of participating students and the eligible school's progress toward
meeting at least one goal of the world's best workforce goals in accordance with Minnesota
Statutes, section 120B.11, or the state plan submitted and approved under the most recent
reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. A grantee must report on
the community outcomes achieved through student service-learning experiences and the
corresponding student service activities. The commissioner must submit a report on
participating student and community outcomes under this section to the legislative committees
with jurisdiction over kindergarten through grade 12 education by February 15, 2025.
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Sec. 8. new text begin PILOT PROGRAM TO IMPROVE EDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES AND
ACCOUNTABILITY.
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new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end
new text begin Establishment. new text end
new text begin
The Department of Education must establish a pilot
program beginning in the 2023-2024 school year to redesign performance frameworks for
high schools to improve educational outcomes for students of color. The pilot program must
engage students, families, and community leaders in redesigning performance frameworks.
The performance frameworks must support schools in continuous improvement efforts and
use data to measure performance of students beyond tests scores, graduation rates, and the
world's best workforce goals.
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new text begin Subd. 2. new text end
new text begin Performance measures. new text end
new text begin
For each school in the pilot program, the equity-focused
framework must:
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new text begin
(1) measure total enrollment, including the percentage of enrolled students disaggregated
by characteristics of race and ethnicity, gender, age, economic disadvantage, disability,
homelessness, home language, number of schools attended, foster-system involvement, or
other categories required by the department;
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(2) describe basic needs support provided by the school to students, family members,
and community members;
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(3) measure the number of students who receive support of the following types of
social-emotional and mental health support: (i) individual meetings with licensed mental
health professionals; (ii) peer support groups; (iii) referrals to community resources; and
(iv) other social-emotional and mental health services provided by the school;
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(4) describe flexible, personalized, and innovative instruction provided by the school;
new text end
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(5) describe culturally and real-life relevant curriculum provided by the school, including
students learning about the experiences of People of Color through a contextually accurate
history of Minnesota's Indigenous people;
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(6) measure the number and percentage of students provided opportunities for student
identity development, including cultural identity;
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(7) measure the number and percentage of students provided opportunities for student
career exploration and preparation;
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(8) measure the number and percentage of students participating in at least one
extracurricular activity;
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(9) measure the number of restorative-justice interventions and the number of referrals,
suspensions, and expulsions per school;
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(10) describe family engagement practices by the school;
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(11) describe community engagement practices by the school; and
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(12) describe teacher and staff training about antiracism, anti-bias, or equity, and the
average weekly time provided for teacher and staff collaboration.
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new text begin Subd. 3. new text end
new text begin Reports. new text end
new text begin
(a) By July 1, 2024, the commissioner of education must submit a
report to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with
jurisdiction over kindergarten through grade 12 education detailing the effectiveness of the
first year of the pilot program and recommendations for improvement in future years.
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new text begin
(b) By July 1, 2025, the commissioner of education must submit a report to the chairs
and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over
kindergarten through grade 12 education detailing the effectiveness of the pilot program
after two years, including details on school implementation and performance measures on
each of the criteria listed under subdivision 2.
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Sec. 9. new text begin APPROPRIATIONS.
new text end
new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end
new text begin Department of Education. new text end
new text begin
The sums indicated in this section are
appropriated from the general fund to the Department of Education for the fiscal years
designated.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 2. new text end
new text begin Achievement and integration aid. new text end
new text begin
(a) For achievement and integration aid
under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.862:
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|
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$ new text end |
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83,330,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
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2024 new text end |
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new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
84,232,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
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2025 new text end |
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(b) The 2024 appropriation includes $8,172,000 for 2023 and $75,158,000 for 2024.
new text end
new text begin
(c) The 2025 appropriation includes $8,350,000 for 2024 and $75,882,000 for 2025.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 3. new text end
new text begin Alliance of Chicanos, Hispanics, and Latin Americans. new text end
new text begin
(a) For a grant to
the Alliance of Chicanos, Hispanics, and Latin Americans (ACHLA) for the Juntos Club
to support English language learners, low-income students, migrant students, and Latinx
students with improving English and math proficiency:
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$ new text end |
new text begin
300,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2024 new text end |
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new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
200,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2025 new text end |
new text begin
(b) The base for fiscal year 2026 and later is $0.
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new text begin Subd. 4. new text end
new text begin American Indian education aid. new text end
new text begin
(a) For American Indian education aid under
Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.81, subdivision 2a:
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|
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$ new text end |
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17,949,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
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2024 new text end |
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new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
19,266,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
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2025 new text end |
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(b) The 2024 appropriation includes $1,159,000 for 2023 and $16,790,000 for 2024.
new text end
new text begin
(c) The 2025 appropriation includes $1,865,000 for 2024 and $17,401,000 for 2025.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 5. new text end
new text begin BARR Center. new text end
new text begin
(a) For grants to the Building Assets, Reducing Risks (BARR)
Center, to deliver an evidence-based, research-validated program to schools:
new text end
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
5,000,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2024 new text end |
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(b) Consistent with Minnesota Statutes, section 127A.20, the BARR Center must apply
for the grants in the form and manner specified by the commissioner of education. The
BARR Center must deliver an evidence-based, research-validated program that provides
school coaching support, professional development, and curriculum and resources over a
three-year period to each qualifying school site.
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(c) The BARR Center must select at least 18 schools to participate in the program. The
schools must be geographically balanced among urban, suburban, and rural schools, and
serve high concentrations of students in poverty or high concentrations of underrepresented
students, including students who are from Black, Indigenous, and People of Color
communities.
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(d) The grants to the BARR Center must be directed toward:
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(1) improving student social and emotional skills and engagement in school;
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(2) increasing opportunity and academic achievement for students of color and those
experiencing poverty;
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(3) improving teacher satisfaction and effectiveness; and
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(4) increasing the number of students who earn a high school diploma.
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(e) This is a onetime appropriation and is available until June 30, 2026.
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new text begin Charter school building lease aid. new text end
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(a) For building lease aid under Minnesota
Statutes, section 124E.22:
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$ new text end |
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98,166,000 new text end |
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(b) The 2024 appropriation includes $9,047,000 for 2023 and $85,273,000 for 2024.
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(c) The 2025 appropriation includes $9,474,000 for 2024 and $88,692,000 for 2025.
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new text begin College entrance examination reimbursement. new text end
new text begin
(a) To reimburse districts for
the costs of college entrance examination fees for students who are eligible for free or
reduced-price meals who take the ACT or SAT test under Minnesota Statutes, section
120B.30, subdivision 1, paragraph (e):
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$ new text end |
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1,011,000 new text end |
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2024 new text end |
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$ new text end |
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1,011,000 new text end |
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(b) Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.
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new text begin COMPASS and MTSS. new text end
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(a) To support the development and implementation
of the MTSS framework and the Collaborative Minnesota Partnerships to Advance Student
Success (COMPASS) school improvement model:
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$ new text end |
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5,075,000 new text end |
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2024 new text end |
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$ new text end |
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5,076,000 new text end |
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(b) Of this amount, $2,951,000 in fiscal year 2024 and $2,952,000 in fiscal year 2025
are to support implementation of MTSS and COMPASS. Funds must be used to support
increased capacity at the Department of Education and the Minnesota Service Cooperatives
for implementation supports.
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(c) Of this amount, $2,124,000 each year is reserved for grants to school districts, charter
schools, and cooperative units as defined in Minnesota Statutes, section 123A.24, subdivision
2, for implementation of MTSS, including: hiring local MTSS coordinators; deferring costs
for personnel to participate in cohort activities and professional learning; and piloting a
Department of Education One Plan, the consolidation of multiple reporting structures to
streamline various applications, reports, and submissions by school districts and charter
schools. Up to five percent of this amount is available for program and grant administration.
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(d) The base for fiscal year 2026 and later is $14,968,000.
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(e) Up to five percent of the funds identified for grants is available for grant administration
costs.
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(f) Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.
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new text begin Subd. 9. new text end
new text begin Concurrent enrollment aid. new text end
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(a) For concurrent enrollment aid under Minnesota
Statutes, section 124D.091:
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$ new text end |
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4,000,000 new text end |
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2024 new text end |
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$ new text end |
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4,000,000 new text end |
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2025 new text end |
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(b) If the appropriation is insufficient, the commissioner must proportionately reduce
the aid payment to each school district.
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(c) Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.
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new text begin Early childhood literacy programs. new text end
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(a) For early childhood literacy programs
under Minnesota Statutes, section 119A.50, subdivision 3:
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$ new text end |
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7,950,000 new text end |
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2024 new text end |
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$ new text end |
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(b) Up to $7,950,000 each year is for leveraging federal and private funding to support
AmeriCorps members serving in the Minnesota reading corps program established by
ServeMinnesota, including costs associated with training and teaching early literacy skills
to children ages three through grade 3 and evaluating the impact of the program under
Minnesota Statutes, sections 124D.38, subdivision 2, and 124D.42, subdivision 6.
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(c) Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.
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new text begin Subd. 11. new text end
new text begin Emergency medical training. new text end
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(a) For grants to offer high school students
courses in emergency medical services:
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$ new text end |
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1,000,000 new text end |
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(b) A school district, charter school, or cooperative unit under Minnesota Statutes, section
123A.24, subdivision 2, may apply for a grant under this section to offer enrolled students
emergency medical services courses approved by the Minnesota Emergency Medical Services
Regulatory Board to prepare students to take the emergency medical technician certification
test, including an emergency medical services course that is a prerequisite to an emergency
medical technician course.
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(c) A grant recipient may use grant funds to partner with a district, charter school,
cooperative unit, postsecondary institution, political subdivision, or entity with expertise in
emergency medical services, including health systems, hospitals, ambulance services, and
health care providers to offer an emergency medical services course.
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(d) Eligible uses of grant funds include teacher salaries, transportation, equipment costs,
emergency medical technician certification test fees, and student background checks.
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(e) To the extent practicable, the commissioner must award half of the grant funds to
applicants outside of the seven-county metropolitan area, and 30 percent of the grant funds
to applicants with high concentrations of students of color.
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(f) Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.
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(g) The base for fiscal year 2026 is $0.
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new text begin Subd. 12. new text end
new text begin Examination fees; teacher training and support programs. new text end
new text begin
(a) For students'
advanced placement and international baccalaureate examination fees under Minnesota
Statutes, section 120B.13, subdivision 3, and the training and related costs for teachers and
other interested educators under Minnesota Statutes, section 120B.13, subdivision 1:
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(b) The advanced placement program shall receive 75 percent of the appropriation each
year and the international baccalaureate program shall receive 25 percent of the appropriation
each year. The department, in consultation with representatives of the advanced placement
and international baccalaureate programs selected by the Advanced Placement Advisory
Council and International Baccalaureate Minnesota, respectively, shall determine the amounts
of the expenditures each year for examination fees and training and support programs for
each program.
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(c) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 120B.13, subdivision 1, at least $500,000
each year is for teachers to attend subject matter summer training programs and follow-up
support workshops approved by the advanced placement or international baccalaureate
programs. The amount of the subsidy for each teacher attending an advanced placement or
international baccalaureate summer training program or workshop shall be the same. The
commissioner shall determine the payment process and the amount of the subsidy.
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(d) The commissioner shall pay all examination fees for all students of low-income
families under Minnesota Statutes, section 120B.13, subdivision 3, and to the extent of
available appropriations, shall also pay examination fees for students sitting for an advanced
placement examination, international baccalaureate examination, or both.
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(e) Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.
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new text begin Subd. 13. new text end
new text begin Full-service community schools. new text end
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(a) For grants to school districts and charter
schools to plan or expand the full-service community schools programs under Minnesota
Statutes, section 124D.231:
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$ new text end |
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14,500,000 new text end |
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$ new text end |
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2025 new text end |
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(b) Up to five percent of this appropriation is available for grant administration costs.
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(c) This is a onetime appropriation and is available through June 30, 2027.
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new text begin Subd. 14. new text end
new text begin Girls Taking Action grant. new text end
new text begin
(a) For a grant to the Girls Taking Action program
to enable Girls Taking Action to continue to provide and expand metropolitan-area school
and community-based programs that encourage and support low-income girls of color:
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$ new text end |
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1,500,000 new text end |
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2024 new text end |
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(b) Of the appropriated funds, $1,000,000 must be used to sustain 16 current Girls Taking
Action program sites, and to expand to an additional four sites in inner-ring suburban
communities with growing ethnic diversity among students.
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(c) Of the appropriated funds, $500,000 must be used to sustain three community-based
Girls Taking Action programs for Asian, East African, and Latina girls in Hennepin, Ramsey,
and Dakota Counties, and to expand an additional two community-based programs in these
counties to reach Native American and African American girls.
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(d) Girls Taking Action programs supported by these funds must include programs
focused on:
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(1) increasing academic performance, high school graduation rates, and enrollment in
postsecondary education for girls faced with social, demographic, racial, and economic
barriers and challenges;
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(2) increasing mentoring opportunities, literacy, career development, positive community
engagement, and the number of qualified female employees of color in the workforce
pipeline, particularly in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics fields;
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(3) providing coaching, mentoring, health and wellness counseling, resources to girls
whose experience with sexual assault has negatively impacted their academics and behavior,
and culturally sensitive therapy resources and counseling services to sexual assault victims;
and
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(4) increasing financial literacy and knowledge of options for financing college or
postsecondary education.
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(e) This is a onetime appropriation. Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is
available in the second year.
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new text begin Subd. 15. new text end
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Grants to increase science, technology, engineering, and math course
offerings.
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(a) For grants to schools to encourage low-income and other underserved students
to participate in advanced placement and international baccalaureate programs according
to Minnesota Statutes, section 120B.132:
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250,000 new text end |
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$ new text end |
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250,000 new text end |
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(b) To the extent practicable, the commissioner must distribute grant funds equitably
among geographic areas in the state, including schools located in greater Minnesota and in
the seven-county metropolitan area.
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(c) Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.
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new text begin Subd. 16. new text end
new text begin Innovation service learning grants. new text end
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(a) For innovative service-learning grants
under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.501:
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$ new text end |
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1,000,000 new text end |
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$ new text end |
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2025 new text end |
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(b) Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.
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(c) The base for fiscal year 2026 and later is $0.
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new text begin Subd. 17. new text end
new text begin Interdistrict desegregation or integration transportation grants. new text end
new text begin
For
interdistrict desegregation or integration transportation grants under Minnesota Statutes,
section 124D.87:
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$ new text end |
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14,992,000 new text end |
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2024 new text end |
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$ new text end |
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16,609,000 new text end |
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new text begin Junior Achievement North. new text end
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(a) For a grant to Junior Achievement North to
expand access to its financial literacy programming for elementary and secondary students:
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$ new text end |
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500,000 new text end |
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..... new text end |
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2024 new text end |
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$ new text end |
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(b) The grant awarded under this section must be consistent with the procedures for
evidence-based education grants under Minnesota Statutes, section 127A.20.
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(c) Junior Achievement North must use the grant proceeds to expand the number of
students who participate in Junior Achievement North's financial literacy programs, career
readiness programs, and entrepreneurship programs with a focus on expanding opportunities
for underserved students. To the extent practicable, programming must be provided in an
equitable manner to students in greater Minnesota.
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(d) In addition to other reporting requirements, and subject to Minnesota Statutes, section
3.195, by February 1 of each year Junior Achievement North receives an appropriation,
Junior Achievement North must report to the chairs and ranking minority members of the
legislative committees with jurisdiction over education on activities funded by this
appropriation. The report must include but is not limited to: information about the operations
of Junior Achievement North, including its most recent audit; a description of the financial
literacy, career readiness, and entrepreneurship programs offered during the year;
participation and demographic information about the students and schools served by the
program; and a description of partnerships with other financial literacy organizations.
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(e) The base for fiscal year 2026 and later is $0.
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new text begin Subd. 19. new text end
new text begin Literacy incentive aid. new text end
new text begin
(a) For literacy incentive aid under Minnesota Statutes,
section 124D.98:
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$ new text end |
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42,234,000 new text end |
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2024 new text end |
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$ new text end |
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42,502,000 new text end |
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2025 new text end |
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(b) The 2024 appropriation includes $4,606,000 for 2023 and $37,628,000 for 2024.
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(c) The 2025 appropriation includes $4,180,000 for 2024 and $38,322,000 for 2025.
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new text begin Subd. 20. new text end
new text begin Minnesota Center for the Book programming. new text end
new text begin
(a) For grants to the entity
designated by the Library of Congress as the Minnesota Center for the Book to provide
statewide programming related to the Minnesota Book Awards and for additional
programming throughout the state related to the Center for the Book designation:
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$ new text end |
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150,000 new text end |
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2024 new text end |
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$ new text end |
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150,000 new text end |
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(b) The base for fiscal year 2026 and later is $0.
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new text begin Subd. 21. new text end
new text begin Minnesota Council on Economic Education. new text end
new text begin
(a) For a grant to the Minnesota
Council on Economic Education:
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$ new text end |
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200,000 new text end |
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2024 new text end |
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$ new text end |
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200,000 new text end |
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(b) The grant must be used to:
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(1) provide professional development to kindergarten through grade 12 teachers
implementing state graduation standards in learning areas related to economic education;
and
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(2) support the direct-to-student ancillary economic and personal finance programs that
teachers supervise and coach.
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(c) By February 15 of each year following the receipt of a grant, the Minnesota Council
on Economic Education must report to the commissioner of education the number and type
of in-person and online teacher professional development opportunities provided by the
Minnesota Council on Economic Education or its affiliated state centers. The report must
include a description of the content, length, and location of the programs; the number of
preservice and licensed teachers receiving professional development through each of these
opportunities; and summaries of evaluations of teacher professional opportunities.
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(d) The Department of Education must pay the full amount of the grant to the Minnesota
Council on Economic Education by August 15 of each fiscal year for which the grant is
appropriated. The Minnesota Council on Economic Education must submit its fiscal reporting
in the form and manner specified by the commissioner. The commissioner may request
additional information as necessary.
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(e) Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.
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(f) The base for fiscal year 2026 and later is $0.
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new text begin Subd. 22. new text end
new text begin Minnesota Independence College and Community. new text end
new text begin
(a) For transfer to the
Office of Higher Education for grants to Minnesota Independence College and Community
for tuition reduction and institutional support:
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$ new text end |
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625,000 new text end |
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$ new text end |
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625,000 new text end |
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(b) Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.
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(c) By January 15 of each year, Minnesota Independence College and Community must
submit a report detailing expenditures, activities, and outcomes to the commissioner and
the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with primary
jurisdiction over kindergarten through grade 12 education.
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new text begin Subd. 23. new text end
new text begin Minnesota math corps program. new text end
new text begin
(a) For the Minnesota math corps program
under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.42, subdivision 9:
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$ new text end |
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1,000,000 new text end |
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$ new text end |
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(b) Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.
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(c) The base for fiscal year 2026 and later is $500,000.
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new text begin Subd. 24. new text end
new text begin Minnesota Principals Academy. new text end
new text begin
(a) For grants to the University of Minnesota
College of Education and Human Development for the operation of the Minnesota Principals
Academy:
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$ new text end |
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200,000 new text end |
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$ new text end |
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200,000 new text end |
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(b) Of these amounts, $50,000 must be used to pay the costs of attendance for principals
and school leaders from schools identified for intervention under the state's accountability
system as implemented to comply with the federal Every Student Succeeds Act. To the
extent funds are available, the Department of Education is encouraged to use up to $200,000
of federal Title II funds to support additional participation in the Principals Academy by
principals and school leaders from schools identified for intervention under the state's
accountability system as implemented to comply with the federal Every Student Succeeds
Act.
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(c) Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.
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new text begin Subd. 25. new text end
new text begin Museums and education centers. new text end
new text begin
(a) For grants to museums and education
centers:
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$ new text end |
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1,241,000 new text end |
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..... new text end |
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2024 new text end |
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|
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$ new text end |
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1,241,000 new text end |
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(b) $500,000 each year is for the Minnesota Children's Museum.
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(c) $50,000 each year is for the Children's Museum of Rochester.
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(d) $41,000 each year is for the Minnesota Academy of Science.
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(e) $50,000 each year is for the Headwaters Science Center.
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(f) $100,000 each year is for The Bakken Museum, Minneapolis.
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(g) $50,000 each year is for The Works, Bloomington.
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(h) $50,000 each year is for the WonderTrek Children's Museum, Brainerd-Baxter.
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(i) $50,000 each year is for the Duluth Children's Museum, Duluth.
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(j) $50,000 each year is for the Otter Cove Children's Museum, Fergus Falls.
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(k) $50,000 each year is for the Children's Discovery Museum, Grand Rapids.
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(l) $50,000 each year is for the Wheel and Cog Children's Museum, Hutchinson.
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(m) $50,000 each year is for the Children's Museum of Southern Minnesota, Mankato.
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(n) $50,000 each year is for the Great River Children's Museum, St. Cloud.
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(o) $50,000 each year is for the Village Children's Museum, Willmar.
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(p) $50,000 each year is for the Children's Discovery Museum, Breckenridge.
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(q) A recipient of a grant under this subdivision must use the funds to encourage and
increase access for historically underserved communities.
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(r) Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.
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(s) The base for fiscal year 2026 and later is $1,741,000. Of this amount, $741,000 is
for the museums and amounts indicated in paragraphs (b) to (f), and $1,000,000 is for the
museums in paragraphs (g) to (q) in the amount of $100,000 per museum.
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new text begin Subd. 26. new text end
new text begin Native language revitalization grants to schools. new text end
new text begin
(a) For grants to school
districts and charter schools to offer language instruction in Dakota and Anishinaabe
languages or another language indigenous to the United States or Canada:
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$ new text end |
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7,500,000 new text end |
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2024 new text end |
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$ new text end |
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(b) Grant amounts are to be determined based upon the number of schools within a
district implementing language courses. Eligible expenses include costs for teachers, program
supplies, and curricular resources.
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(c) Up to five percent of the grant amount is available for grant administration and
monitoring.
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(d) Up to $300,000 each year is for administrative and programmatic capacity at the
Department of Education.
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(e) Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.
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new text begin Subd. 27. new text end
new text begin Online music instruction grant. new text end
new text begin
(a) For a grant to MacPhail Center for Music
for the online music instruction program:
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$ new text end |
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300,000 new text end |
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..... new text end |
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2024 new text end |
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$ new text end |
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0 new text end |
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2025 new text end |
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(b) The MacPhail Center for Music must use the grant funds received under this
subdivision to:
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(1) partner with schools and early childhood centers to provide online music instruction
to students and children for the purpose of increasing student self-confidence, providing
students with a sense of community, and reducing individual stress. In applying for the
grant, MacPhail Center for Music must commit to providing at least a 30 percent match of
the funds allocated. MacPhail Center for Music must also include in the application the
measurable outcomes the applicant intends to accomplish with the grant funds;
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(2) partner with schools or early childhood centers that are designated Title I schools or
centers or are located in rural Minnesota, and may use the funds in consultation with the
music or early childhood educators in each school or early childhood center to provide
individual or small group music instruction, sectional ensembles or other group music
activities, music workshops, or early childhood music activities. At least half of the online
music programs must be in partnership with schools or early childhood centers located in
rural Minnesota. MacPhail Center for Music may use the funds awarded to supplement or
enhance an existing online music program within a school or early childhood center that
meets the criteria described in this clause; and
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(3) contract with a third-party entity to evaluate the success of the online music program.
The evaluation must include interviews with the music educators and students at the schools
and early childhood centers where an online music program was established. The results of
the evaluation must be submitted to the commissioner of education and to the chairs and
ranking minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over education
policy and finance by December 15, 2026.
new text end
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(c) Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.
new text end
new text begin
(d) The base for fiscal year 2026 is $0.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 28. new text end
new text begin P-TECH schools. new text end
new text begin
(a) For P-TECH support grants under Minnesota Statutes,
section 124D.093, subdivision 5:
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new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
791,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
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2024 new text end |
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$ new text end |
new text begin
791,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
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2025 new text end |
new text begin
(b) The amounts in this subdivision are for grants, including to a public-private
partnership that includes Independent School District No. 535, Rochester.
new text end
new text begin
(c) Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 29. new text end
new text begin Pilot program to improve educational outcomes and accountability. new text end
new text begin
(a)
For a grant to Pillsbury United Communities to collaborate with the Department of Education
to implement the pilot program to improve educational outcomes and accountability under
article 1, section 8.
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$ new text end |
new text begin
150,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
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2024 new text end |
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$ new text end |
new text begin
150,000 new text end |
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..... new text end |
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2025 new text end |
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(b) Up to $30,000 of the appropriation amount in each fiscal year may be retained to
monitor and administer the program.
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(c) Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.
new text end
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(d) The base for fiscal year 2026 and later is $0.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 30. new text end
new text begin Recovery program grants. new text end
new text begin
(a) For recovery program grants under Minnesota
Statutes, section 124D.695:
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$ new text end |
new text begin
750,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
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2024 new text end |
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$ new text end |
new text begin
750,000 new text end |
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..... new text end |
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2025 new text end |
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(b) Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 31. new text end
new text begin Rural career and technical education consortium. new text end
new text begin
(a) For rural career and
technical education consortium grants:
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$ new text end |
new text begin
3,000,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
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2024 new text end |
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$ new text end |
new text begin
3,000,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
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2025 new text end |
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(b) Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 32. new text end
new text begin ServeMinnesota program. new text end
new text begin
(a) For funding ServeMinnesota programs under
Minnesota Statutes, sections 124D.37 to 124D.45:
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$ new text end |
new text begin
900,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
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2024 new text end |
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$ new text end |
new text begin
900,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2025 new text end |
new text begin
(b) A grantee organization may provide health and child care coverage to the dependents
of each participant enrolled in a full-time ServeMinnesota program to the extent such
coverage is not otherwise available.
new text end
new text begin
(c) Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 33. new text end
new text begin Starbase MN. new text end
new text begin
(a) For a grant to Starbase MN for a rigorous science,
technology, engineering, and math program providing students in grades 4 through 6 with
a multisensory learning experience and a hands-on curriculum in an aerospace environment
using state-of-the-art technology:
new text end
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$ new text end |
new text begin
500,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2024 new text end |
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$ new text end |
new text begin
500,000 new text end |
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..... new text end |
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2025 new text end |
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(b) Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 34. new text end
new text begin Statewide testing and reporting system. new text end
new text begin
(a) For the statewide testing and
reporting system under Minnesota Statutes, section 120B.30:
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$ new text end |
new text begin
10,892,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
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2024 new text end |
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$ new text end |
new text begin
10,892,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
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2025 new text end |
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(b) Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 35. new text end
new text begin Student organizations. new text end
new text begin
(a) For student organizations:
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$ new text end |
new text begin
868,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
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2024 new text end |
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$ new text end |
new text begin
868,000 new text end |
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..... new text end |
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2025 new text end |
new text begin
(b) $53,000 each year is for student organizations serving health occupations (HOSA).
new text end
new text begin
(c) $100,000 each year is for student organizations serving trade and industry occupations
(Skills USA, secondary and postsecondary).
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new text begin
(d) $104,000 each year is for student organizations serving business occupations (BPA,
secondary and postsecondary).
new text end
new text begin
(e) $234,000 each year is for student organizations serving agriculture occupations (FFA,
PAS).
new text end
new text begin
(f) $185,000 each year is for student organizations serving family and consumer science
occupations (FCCLA). Notwithstanding Minnesota Rules, part 3505.1000, subparts 28 and
31, the student organizations serving FCCLA shall continue to serve students in grade 9
and below.
new text end
new text begin
(g) $138,000 each year is for student organizations serving marketing occupations (DECA
and DECA collegiate).
new text end
new text begin
(h) $54,000 each year is for the Minnesota Foundation for Student Organizations.
new text end
new text begin
(i) Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.
new text end
new text begin
(j) The base for fiscal year 2026 and later is $768,000. Of this amount:
new text end
new text begin
(1) $46,000 each year is for student organizations serving health occupations (HOSA);
new text end
new text begin
(2) $100,000 each year is for student organizations serving trade and industry occupations
(Skills USA, secondary and postsecondary);
new text end
new text begin
(3) $95,000 each year is for student organizations serving business occupations (BPA,
secondary and postsecondary);
new text end
new text begin
(4) $193,000 each year is for student organizations serving agriculture occupations (FFA,
PAS);
new text end
new text begin
(5) $185,000 each year is for student organizations serving family and consumer science
occupations (FCCLA). Notwithstanding Minnesota Rules, part 3505.1000, subparts 28 and
31, the student organizations serving FCCLA shall continue to serve students in grade 9
and below;
new text end
new text begin
(6) $109,000 each year is for student organizations serving marketing occupations (DECA
and DECA collegiate); and
new text end
new text begin
(7) $40,000 each year is for the Minnesota Foundation for Student Organizations.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 36. new text end
new text begin Tribal contract school aid. new text end
new text begin
(a) For Tribal contract school aid under Minnesota
Statutes, section 124D.83:
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new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
2,585,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2024 new text end |
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new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
2,961,000 new text end |
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..... new text end |
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2025 new text end |
new text begin
(b) The 2024 appropriation includes $255,000 for 2023 and $2,330,000 for 2024.
new text end
new text begin
(c) The 2025 appropriation includes $258,000 for 2024 and $2,703,000 for 2025.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 37. new text end
new text begin Walkabouts program. new text end
new text begin
(a) For a grant to the regional centers of excellence
to provide an evidence-based, standards-aligned, kinesthetic learning platform using physical
activity to teach math, English, language arts, and literacy standards for prekindergarten
through grade 5 to improve academic performance and social-emotional learning:
new text end
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new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
250,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2024 new text end |
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new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
250,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
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2025 new text end |
new text begin
(b) The regional centers of excellence must provide the ActivEd Walkabouts program
at no cost to schools. A school must apply for participation in the program in the form and
manner determined by the regional centers of excellence. To the extent practicable, the
regional centers of excellence must select schools that are identified for support under the
state accountability system and that are geographically distributed equitably throughout the
state.
new text end
new text begin
(c) The base for fiscal year 2026 and later is $0.
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ARTICLE 3
READ ACT
Section 1.
Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 120B.11, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
Subdivision 1.
Definitions.
For the purposes of this section and section 120B.10, the
following terms have the meanings given them.
(a) "Instruction" means methods of providing learning experiences that enable a student
to meet state and district academic standards and graduation requirements including applied
and experiential learning.
(b) "Curriculum" means district or school adopted programs and written plans for
providing students with learning experiences that lead to expected knowledge and skills
and career and college readiness.
(c) "World's best workforce" means striving to: meet school readiness goals; deleted text begin have all
third grade students achieve grade-level literacy;deleted text end close the academic achievement gap among
all racial and ethnic groups of students and between students living in poverty and students
not living in poverty; have all students attain career and college readiness before graduating
from high school; and have all students graduate from high school.
(d) "Experiential learning" means learning for students that includes career exploration
through a specific class or course or through work-based experiences such as job shadowing,
mentoring, entrepreneurship, service learning, volunteering, internships, other cooperative
work experience, youth apprenticeship, or employment.
Sec. 2.
Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 120B.11, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
Subd. 2.
Adopting plans and budgets.
new text begin (a)new text end A school board, at a public meeting, shall
adopt a comprehensive, long-term strategic plan to support and improve teaching and
learning that is aligned with creating the world's best workforce and includes:
(1) clearly defined district and school site goals and benchmarks for instruction and
student achievement for all student subgroups identified in section 120B.35, subdivision 3,
paragraph (b), clause (2);
(2) a process to assess and evaluate each student's progress toward meeting state and
local academic standards, assess and identify students to participate in gifted and talented
programs and accelerate their instruction, and adopt early-admission procedures consistent
with section 120B.15, and identifying the strengths and weaknesses of instruction in pursuit
of student and school success and curriculum affecting students' progress and growth toward
career and college readiness and leading to the world's best workforce;
(3) a system to periodically review and evaluate the effectiveness of all instruction and
curriculum, taking into account strategies and best practices, student outcomes, school
principal evaluations under section 123B.147, subdivision 3, students' access to effective
teachers who are members of populations underrepresented among the licensed teachers in
the district or school and who reflect the diversity of enrolled students under section 120B.35,
subdivision 3, paragraph (b), clause (2), and teacher evaluations under section 122A.40,
subdivision 8, or 122A.41, subdivision 5;
(4) strategies for improving instruction, curriculum, and student achievement, including
the English and, where practicable, the native language development and the academic
achievement of English learners;
(5) a process to examine the equitable distribution of teachers and strategies to ensure
low-income and minority children are not taught at higher rates than other children by
inexperienced, ineffective, or out-of-field teachers;
(6) education effectiveness practices that integrate high-quality instruction, rigorous
curriculum, technology, and a collaborative professional culture that develops and supports
teacher quality, performance, and effectiveness; and
(7) an annual budget for continuing to implement the district plan.
new text begin
(b) A school district is not required to include information regarding literacy in a plan
or report required under this section, except with regard to the academic achievement of
English learners.
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Sec. 3.
new text begin
[120B.1119] TITLE; THE READ ACT.
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new text begin
Sections 120B.12 to 120B.124 may be cited as the "Reading to Ensure Academic
Development Act" or the "Read Act."
new text end
Sec. 4.
Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 120B.12, is amended to read:
120B.12 deleted text begin READING PROFICIENTLY NO LATER THAN THE END OF GRADE
3deleted text end new text begin READ ACT GOAL AND INTERVENTIONSnew text end .
Subdivision 1.
Literacy goal.
new text begin (a) new text end The legislature seeks to have every child reading at
or above grade level deleted text begin no later than the end of grade 3,deleted text end new text begin every year, beginning in kindergarten,new text end
including deleted text begin Englishdeleted text end new text begin multilingualnew text end learnersdeleted text begin , and that teachers provide comprehensive,
scientifically baseddeleted text end new text begin and students receiving special education services. School leaders and
educators must provide evidence-based new text end reading instruction deleted text begin consistent with section 122A.06,
subdivision 4deleted text end new text begin through a focus on student mastery of the foundational reading skills of
phonemic awareness, phonics, and fluency, as well as the development of oral language,
vocabulary, and reading comprehension skills. Students must receive evidence-based
instruction that is proven to effectively teach children to read, consistent with sections
120B.12 to 120B.124new text end .
new text begin
(b) To meet this goal, each school district must provide teachers and instructional support
staff with responsibility for teaching reading with training on evidence-based reading
instruction that is approved by the Department of Education and CAREI. By 2025, a district
must provide the training to intervention teachers working with students in kindergarten
through grade 12, special education teachers, curriculum directors, instructional support
staff who provide reading instruction, and any staff who selects literacy instructional materials
for a district. By 2027, a district must provide the training to all classroom teachers of
students in a prekindergarten program, and in kindergarten through grade 3. The
commissioner may grant a district an extension to the deadlines in this paragraph.
new text end
new text begin
(c) Districts are strongly encouraged to adopt a MTSS framework. The framework should
include a process for monitoring student progress, evaluating program fidelity, and analyzing
student outcomes and needs in order to design and implement ongoing evidenced-based
instruction and interventions.
new text end
Subd. 2.
Identification; report.
(a) deleted text begin Each school district must identify before the end ofdeleted text end new text begin
Twice per year, each school district must screen every student enrolled innew text end kindergarten,
grade 1, deleted text begin anddeleted text end grade 2 deleted text begin all students who are not reading at grade leveldeleted text end new text begin , and grade 3 using a
screening tool approved by the Department of Educationnew text end . Students identified as not reading
at grade level by the end of kindergarten, grade 1, deleted text begin anddeleted text end grade 2new text begin , and grade 3, including
multilingual learners and students receiving special education services,new text end must be new text begin universally
new text end screeneddeleted text begin , in a locally determined mannerdeleted text end new text begin for mastery of foundational reading skills, including
phonemic awareness, phonics, decoding, fluency, oral languagenew text end , new text begin and new text end for characteristics of
dyslexianew text begin as measured by a screening tool approved by the Department of Educationnew text end .new text begin The
screening for characteristics of dyslexia may be integrated with universal screening for
mastery of foundational skills and oral language. A district must submit data on student
performance in kindergarten, grade 1, grade 2, and grade 3 on foundational reading skills,
including phonemic awareness, phonics, decoding, fluency, and oral language to the
Department of Education in the annual local literacy plan.
new text end
(b) Students in deleted text begin grade 3 or higher who demonstrate a reading difficulty to a classroom
teacherdeleted text end new text begin grades 4 and above, including multilingual learners and students receiving special
education services, who do not demonstrate mastery of foundational reading skills, including
phonemic awareness, phonics, decoding, fluency, and oral language,new text end must be screeneddeleted text begin , in
a locally determined manner,deleted text end new text begin using a screening tool approved by the Department of Educationnew text end
for characteristics of dyslexia, unless a different reason for the reading difficulty has been
identifiednew text begin , and must continue to receive evidence-based instruction, interventions, and
progress monitoring until the student achieves grade-level proficiencynew text end .
(c) Reading deleted text begin assessmentsdeleted text end new text begin screenersnew text end in English, and in the predominant languages of
district students where practicable, must identify and evaluate students' areas of academic
need related to literacy. The district also must monitor the progress and provide reading
instruction appropriate to the specific needs of deleted text begin Englishdeleted text end new text begin multilingualnew text end learners. The district
must use a locally adopted, developmentally appropriate, and culturally responsive deleted text begin assessmentdeleted text end new text begin
screenernew text end and annually report summary deleted text begin assessmentdeleted text end new text begin screenernew text end results to the commissioner by
July 1.
(d) The district also must deleted text begin annually report to the commissioner by July 1deleted text end new text begin include in its
literacy plan under subdivision 4a,new text end a summary of the district's efforts to screen deleted text begin anddeleted text end new text begin ,new text end identifynew text begin ,
and provide interventions tonew text end students who demonstrate characteristics of dyslexia deleted text begin usingdeleted text end new text begin as
measured by anew text end screening deleted text begin tools such as those recommended by the department's dyslexia
specialistdeleted text end new text begin tool approved by the Department of Education. Districts are strongly encouraged
to use the MTSS frameworknew text end . With respect to students screened or identified under paragraph
(a), the report must include:
(1) a summary of the district's efforts to screen for dyslexia;
(2) the number of students new text begin universally new text end screened for that reporting year; deleted text begin and
deleted text end
(3) the number of students demonstrating characteristics of dyslexia for that yeardeleted text begin .deleted text end new text begin ; and
new text end
deleted text begin (e) A studentdeleted text end new text begin (4) an explanation of how studentsnew text end identified under this subdivision deleted text begin must
bedeleted text end new text begin arenew text end provided with alternate instruction new text begin and interventions new text end under section 125A.56,
subdivision 1.
Subd. 2a.
Parent notification and involvement.
Schools, at least annually, must give
the parent of each student who is not reading at or above grade level timely information
about:
(1) the student's reading proficiency as measured by a locally adopted deleted text begin assessmentdeleted text end new text begin screener
approved by the Department of Educationnew text end ;
(2) reading-related services currently being provided to the student and the student's
progress; and
(3) strategies for parents to use at home in helping their student succeed in becoming
grade-level proficient in reading in English and in their native language.
A district may not use this section to deny a student's right to a special education
evaluation.
Subd. 3.
Intervention.
(a) For each student identified under subdivision 2, the district
shall provide reading intervention to accelerate student growth and reach the goal of reading
at or above grade level by the end of the current grade and school year. new text begin A district is
encouraged to provide reading intervention through a MTSS framework. new text end If a student does
not read at or above grade level by the end of deleted text begin grade 3deleted text end new text begin the current school yearnew text end , the district
must continue to provide reading intervention until the student reads at grade level. District
intervention methods shall encourage family engagement and, where possible, collaboration
with appropriate school and community programsdeleted text begin . Intervention methodsdeleted text end new text begin that specialize in
evidence-based instructional practices and measure mastery of foundational reading skills,
including phonemic awareness, phonics, decoding, fluency, and oral language. Interventionnew text end
may include, but deleted text begin aredeleted text end new text begin isnew text end not limited to, requiring new text begin student new text end attendance in summer school,
intensified reading instruction that may require that the student be removed from the regular
classroom for part of the school day, extended-day programs, or programs that strengthen
students' cultural connections.
(b) A deleted text begin schooldeleted text end district deleted text begin or charter schooldeleted text end is strongly encouraged to provide a personal
learning plan for a student who is unable to demonstrate grade-level proficiency, as measured
by the statewide reading assessment in grade 3new text begin or a screener identified by the Department
of Education under section 120B.123new text end . The district or charter school must determine the
format of the personal learning plan in collaboration with the student's educators and other
appropriate professionals. The school must develop the learning plan in consultation with
the student's parent or guardian. The personal learning plan must new text begin include targeted instruction
and ongoing progress monitoring of the student's progress, and new text end address knowledge gaps
and skill deficiencies through strategies such as specific exercises and practices during and
outside of the regular school day, new text begin group interventions, new text end periodic assessmentsnew text begin or screenersnew text end ,
and reasonable timelines. The personal learning plan may include grade retention, if it is in
the student's best interestnew text begin ; a student may not be retained solely due to delays in literacy or
not demonstrating grade-level proficiencynew text end . A school must maintain and regularly update
and modify the personal learning plan until the student reads at grade level. This paragraph
does not apply to a student under an individualized education program.
Subd. 4.
Staff development.
new text begin
(a) A district must provide training that is evidence-based
to teachers and instructional staff in accordance with subdivision 1, paragraph (b). The
training must include teaching in the areas of phonemic awareness, phonics, vocabulary
development, reading fluency, reading comprehension, and culturally and linguistically
responsive pedagogy.
new text end
new text begin (b) new text end Each district shall use the data under subdivision 2 to identify the staff development
needs so that:
(1) elementary teachers are able to implement deleted text begin comprehensive, scientifically based reading
and oral languagedeleted text end new text begin explicit, systematic, evidence-basednew text end instruction new text begin on foundational reading
skills new text end in the five reading areas of phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and
comprehension as defined in section deleted text begin 122A.06, subdivision 4,deleted text end new text begin 120B.121 new text end and other
literacy-related areas including writing until the student achieves grade-level reading new text begin and
writing new text end proficiency;
(2) elementary teachers have sufficient training to provide deleted text begin comprehensive, scientifically
based readingdeleted text end new text begin school students with evidence-based readingnew text end and oral language instruction
that meets students' developmental, linguistic, and literacy needs using the intervention
methods or programs selected by the district for the identified students;
(3) licensed teachers employed by the district have regular opportunities to improve
reading and writing instruction;
(4) licensed teachers recognize students' diverse needs in cross-cultural settings and are
able to serve the oral language and linguistic needs of students who are deleted text begin Englishdeleted text end new text begin multilingualnew text end
learners by maximizing strengths in their native languages in order to cultivate students'
English language development, including oral academic language development, and build
academic literacy; and
(5) licensed teachers are well trained in culturally responsive pedagogy that enables
students to master content, develop skills to access content, and build relationships.
new text begin
(c) A district must provide staff in early childhood programs sufficient training to provide
children in early childhood programs with explicit, systematic instruction in phonological
and phonemic awareness; oral language, including listening comprehension; vocabulary;
and letter-sound correspondence.
new text end
Subd. 4a.
Local literacy plan.
(a) Consistent with this section, a school district must
adopt a local literacy plan to have every child deleted text begin reading at or above grade level no later than
the end ofdeleted text end new text begin in kindergarten through new text end grade 3, including deleted text begin English learnersdeleted text end new text begin multilingual learners
and students receiving special education services, demonstrate mastery of foundational
literacy skills and read proficiently, at or above grade level, at every grade. The plan must
be updated by August 1 each yearnew text end . The plan must be consistent with deleted text begin section 122A.06,
subdivision 4deleted text end new text begin the Read Actnew text end , and include the following:
(1) a process to assess students' level of reading proficiency and deleted text begin data to support the
effectiveness of an assessment used to screen and identify a student's level of reading
proficiencydeleted text end new text begin the screeners used, by school site and grade level, under section 120B.123new text end ;
(2) a process to notify and involve parents;
(3) a description of how schools in the district will determine the deleted text begin properdeleted text end new text begin targetednew text end reading
new text begin instruction that is evidence-based and includes an new text end intervention strategy for a student and
the process for intensifying or modifying the reading strategy in order to obtain measurable
reading progress;
(4) evidence-based intervention methods for students who are not reading at or above
grade level and progress monitoring to provide information on the effectiveness of the
intervention; deleted text begin and
deleted text end
(5) identification of staff development needs, including a program to meet those needsdeleted text begin .deleted text end new text begin ;
new text end
new text begin
(6) the literacy curriculum used by school site and grade level;
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new text begin
(7) a statement of whether the district has adopted a MTSS framework; and
new text end
new text begin
(8) student data using the measures of foundational literacy skills and mastery identified
by the Department of Education and CAREI.
new text end
(b) The district must post its literacy plan on the official school district websitenew text begin and
submit it to the commissioner of education using the template developed by the commissioner
of education once it is availablenew text end .
new text begin
(c) By March 1, 2024, the commissioner of education must develop a streamlined template
for local literacy plans that meets the requirements of this subdivision and requires all
reading instruction and teacher training in reading instruction to be evidence-based. The
template must require a district to report information using the student categories required
in the commissioner's report under paragraph (d). The template must focus district resources
on improving students' foundational reading skills while reducing paperwork requirements
for teachers.
new text end
new text begin
(d) By December 1, 2025, the commissioner of education must submit a report to the
legislative committees with jurisdiction over prekindergarten through grade 12 education
summarizing the local literacy plans submitted to the commissioner. The summary must
include the following information:
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(1) the number of teachers and other staff that have completed training approved by the
Department of Education;
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(2) by school site and grade, the screeners used at the beginning and end of the school
year and the reading curriculum used; and
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(3) by school site and grade, using the measurements of foundational literacy skills and
mastery identified by the department and CAREI, both aggregated data and disaggregated
data using the student categories under section 120B.35, subdivision 3, paragraph (a), clause
(2).
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Subd. 5.
deleted text begin Commissionerdeleted text end new text begin Approved screenersnew text end .
The commissioner deleted text begin shalldeleted text end new text begin mustnew text end recommend
to districts multiple deleted text begin assessmentdeleted text end new text begin screeningnew text end tools to assist districts and teachers with identifying
students under subdivision 2new text begin and to assess students' reading proficiency. The commissioner
must identify screeners that may be used for both purposesnew text end . The commissioner deleted text begin shalldeleted text end new text begin mustnew text end
also make available examples of nationally recognized and deleted text begin research-baseddeleted text end new text begin evidence-basednew text end
instructional methods or programs to districts to provide deleted text begin comprehensive, scientifically baseddeleted text end new text begin
evidence-basednew text end reading instruction and intervention under this section.
Sec. 5.
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[120B.121] READ ACT DEFINITIONS.
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new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end
new text begin Read Act. new text end
new text begin
For purposes of sections 120B.12 to 120B.124, the following
terms have the meanings given.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 2. new text end
new text begin CAREI. new text end
new text begin
"CAREI" means the Center for Applied Research and Educational
Improvement at the University of Minnesota.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 3. new text end
new text begin District. new text end
new text begin
"District" means a school district, charter school, or cooperative unit
as defined in section 123A.24, subdivision 2.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 4. new text end
new text begin Evidence-based. new text end
new text begin
"Evidence-based" means the instruction or item described is
based on reliable, trustworthy, and valid evidence and has demonstrated a record of success
in increasing students' reading competency in the areas of phonemic awareness, phonics,
vocabulary development, reading fluency, and reading comprehension. Evidence-based
literacy instruction is explicit, systematic, evidence-based reading instruction that includes
the acquisition of language, phonological and phonemic awareness, phonics and decoding,
spelling, fluency, vocabulary, oral language, and comprehension that can be differentiated
to meet the needs of individual students. Evidence-based instruction does not include the
three-cueing system, as defined in subdivision 17.
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new text begin Subd. 5. new text end
new text begin Fluency. new text end
new text begin
"Fluency" means the ability of students to read text accurately,
automatically, and with proper expression.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 6. new text end
new text begin Foundational reading skills. new text end
new text begin
"Foundational reading skills" includes
phonological and phonemic awareness, phonics and decoding, and fluency. Foundational
reading skills appropriate to each grade level must be mastered in kindergarten, grade 1,
grade 2, and grade 3. Struggling readers in grades 4 and above who do not demonstrate
mastery of grade-level foundational reading skills must continue to receive explicit,
systematic instruction to reach mastery.
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new text begin Subd. 7. new text end
new text begin Literacy specialist. new text end
new text begin
"Literacy specialist" means a person licensed by the
Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board as a teacher of reading, a special
education teacher, or a kindergarten through grade 6 teacher, who has completed professional
development approved by the Department of Education in structured literacy.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 8. new text end
new text begin Literacy lead. new text end
new text begin
"Literacy lead" means a literacy specialist with expertise in
working with educators as adult learners. A district literacy lead must support the district's
implementation of the Read Act; provide school-based coaching; support the implementation
of structured literacy, interventions, curriculum delivery, and teacher training; assist with
the development of personal learning plans; and train paraprofessionals and other support
staff to support classroom literacy instruction. A literacy lead may be employed by one
district, jointly by two or more districts, or may provide services to districts through a
partnership with the Regional Centers of Excellence or another district.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 9. new text end
new text begin MTSS. new text end
new text begin
"Multitiered system of support" or "MTSS" means a systemic, continuous
improvement framework for ensuring positive social, emotional, behavioral, developmental,
and academic outcomes for every student. The MTSS framework provides access to layered
tiers of culturally and linguistically responsive, evidence-based practices and relies on the
understanding and belief that every student can learn and thrive. Through a MTSS at the
core (Tier 1), supplemental (Tier 2), and intensive (Tier 3) levels, educators provide high
quality, evidence-based instruction and intervention that is matched to a student's needs;
progress is monitored to inform instruction and set goals and data is used for educational
decision making.
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new text begin Subd. 10. new text end
new text begin Oral language. new text end
new text begin
"Oral language," also called "spoken language," includes
speaking and listening, and consists of five components, including phonology, morphology,
syntax, semantics, and pragmatics.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 11. new text end
new text begin Phonemic awareness. new text end
new text begin
"Phonemic awareness" means the ability to notice,
think about, and manipulate individual sounds in spoken syllables and words.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 12. new text end
new text begin Phonics instruction. new text end
new text begin
"Phonics instruction" means the explicit, systematic,
and direct instruction of the relationships between letters and the sounds they represent and
the application of this knowledge in reading and spelling.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 13. new text end
new text begin Progress monitoring. new text end
new text begin
"Progress monitoring" means using data collected to
inform whether interventions are working. Progress monitoring involves ongoing monitoring
of progress that quantifies rates of improvement and informs instructional practice and the
development of individualized programs using state-approved screening that is reliable and
valid for the intended purpose.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 14. new text end
new text begin Reading comprehension. new text end
new text begin
"Reading comprehension" means a function of
word recognition skills, which includes phonemic awareness and language comprehension
skills.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 15. new text end
new text begin Structured literacy. new text end
new text begin
"Structured literacy" means an approach to reading
instruction in which teachers carefully structure important literacy skills, concepts, and the
sequence of instruction to facilitate children's literacy learning and progress. Structured
literacy is characterized by the provision of systematic, explicit, sequential, and diagnostic
instruction in phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary and oral language
development, and reading comprehension.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 16. new text end
new text begin Three-cueing system. new text end
new text begin
"Three-cueing system," also known as "meaning
structure visual (MSV)," means a method that teaches students to use meaning, structure
and syntax, and visual cues when attempting to read an unknown word.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 17. new text end
new text begin Vocabulary development. new text end
new text begin
"Vocabulary development" means the process of
acquiring new words. A robust vocabulary improves all areas of communication: listening,
speaking, reading, and writing. Vocabulary growth is directly related to school achievement
and is a strong predictor for reading success.
new text end
Sec. 6.
Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 120B.122, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
Subdivision 1.
Purpose.
The department must employ a dyslexia specialist to provide
technical assistance for dyslexia and related disorders and to serve as the primary source of
information and support for schools in addressing the needs of students with dyslexia and
related disorders. The dyslexia specialist shall also act to increase professional awareness
and instructional competencies to meet the educational needs of students with dyslexia or
identified with risk characteristics associated with dyslexia and shall develop implementation
guidance and make recommendations to the commissioner consistent with deleted text begin section 122A.06,
subdivision 4deleted text end new text begin sections 120B.12 to 120B.124new text end , to be used to assist general education teachers
and special education teachers to recognize educational needs and to improve literacy
outcomes for students with dyslexia or identified with risk characteristics associated with
dyslexia, including recommendations related to increasing the availability of online and
asynchronous professional development programs and materials.
Sec. 7.
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[120B.123] READ ACT IMPLEMENTATION.
new text end
new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end
new text begin Screeners. new text end
new text begin
A district must administer a reading screener to students in
kindergarten through grade 3 within the first six weeks of the school year, and again within
the last six weeks of the school year. The screener must be one of the screening tools
identified by the Department of Education.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 2. new text end
new text begin Progress monitoring. new text end
new text begin
For a student not reading at grade level, a district is
strongly encouraged to develop an intervention plan that meets the requirements of section
120B.12, subdivision 3. A district may use screening tools to monitor students' progress.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 3. new text end
new text begin Curriculum. new text end
new text begin
A district must use evidence-based curriculum at each grade level
that is designed around teaching the foundational reading skills of phonemic awareness,
phonics, vocabulary development, reading fluency, and reading comprehension.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 4. new text end
new text begin MTSS Framework. new text end
new text begin
A district is encouraged to use a data-based decision-making
process within the MTSS framework to determine the evidence-based core reading instruction
and Tier 2 or Tier 3 intervention required to meet a student's identified needs.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 5. new text end
new text begin Professional development. new text end
new text begin
(a) A district must provide training that is
evidence-based to all reading intervention teachers and literacy specialists by July 1, 2025;
and by June 15, 2027, to other teachers in the district, prioritizing elementary school
classroom teachers, teachers who work with students with disabilities, English learners, and
students who qualify for the graduation incentives program under section 124D.68. The
commissioner of education may grant a district an extension to the deadlines in this
paragraph.
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(b) The training must prepare teachers to provide:
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(1) elementary school students with explicit, systematic instruction in the five reading
areas of phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension as defined
in section 120B.121 and other literacy-related areas, including writing and oral language,
until the student achieves grade-level reading and writing proficiency; and
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(2) children in early childhood programs with explicit, systematic instruction in
phonological and phonemic awareness; oral language, including listening comprehension;
vocabulary; and letter-sound correspondence.
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(c) The training must include teaching in the areas of phonemic awareness, phonics,
vocabulary development, reading fluency, reading comprehension, and culturally and
linguistically responsive pedagogy.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 6. new text end
new text begin Literacy lead. new text end
new text begin
(a) By August 30, 2025, a district must employ or contract with
a literacy lead, or be actively supporting a designated literacy specialist through the process
of becoming a literacy lead. A board may satisfy the requirements of this subdivision by
contracting with another school board or cooperative unit under section 123A.24 for the
services of a literacy lead by August 30, 2025. A district may use Read Act funding to pay
for training, substitute teachers to allow teachers time to attend trainings, and incentives for
teachers that complete the training.
new text end
new text begin
(b) A district literacy lead must collaborate with district administrators and staff to
support the district's implementation of requirements under the Read Act.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 7. new text end
new text begin Department of Education. new text end
new text begin
(a) By July 1, 2023, the department must make
available to districts a list of approved evidence-based screeners in accordance with section
120B.12. A district must use an approved screener to assess students' mastery of foundational
reading skills in accordance with section 120B.12.
new text end
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(b) The Department of Education must partner with CAREI as required under section
120B.124 to approve literacy curricula. A district is not required to use an approved
curriculum, unless the curriculum was purchased with state grant funds that require a
curriculum to be selected from a list of approved curricula.
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new text begin
(c) The Department of Education must partner with CAREI as required under section
120B.124 to approve professional development programs, subject to final determination by
the department. After the implementation partnership under section 120B.124 ends, the
department must continue to regularly provide districts with information about professional
development opportunities available throughout the state on reading instruction that is
evidence-based.
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new text begin
(d) The department must identify training required for a literacy specialist position under
this section.
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new text begin
(e) The department must employ a literacy specialist to provide support to districts
implementing the Read Act and coordinate duties assigned to the department under the
Read Act. The literacy specialist must work on state efforts to improve literacy tracking
and implementation.
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(f) The department must develop a template for a local literacy plan in accordance with
section 120B.12, subdivision 4a.
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new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end
Sec. 8.
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[120B.124] READ ACT IMPLEMENTATION PARTNERSHIP.
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new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end
new text begin Resources. new text end
new text begin
The Department of Education must partner with CAREI for
two years beginning June 1, 2023, until August 30, 2025, to support implementation of the
Read Act. The department and CAREI must jointly:
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new text begin
(1) identify at least five literacy curricula and supporting materials that are evidence-based
or focused on structured literacy by July 15, 2023, and post a list of the curricula on the
department website. The list must include curricula that use culturally and linguistically
responsive materials that reflect diverse populations;
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new text begin
(2) identify at least three professional development programs that focus on the five pillars
of literacy and the components of structured literacy by July 15, 2023, and post a list of the
programs on the department website. The programs may include a program offered by
CAREI;
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new text begin
(3) identify evidence-based literacy intervention materials for students in kindergarten
through grade 12;
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new text begin
(4) develop an evidence-based literacy lead training program that trains literacy specialists
throughout Minnesota to support schools' efforts in screening, measuring growth, monitoring
progress, and implementing interventions in accordance with subdivision 1;
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new text begin
(5) identify measures of foundational literacy skills and mastery that a district must
report on a local literacy plan;
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new text begin
(6) provide guidance to districts about best practices in literacy instruction, and practices
that are not evidence-based;
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new text begin
(7) develop MTSS model plans that districts may adopt to support efforts to screen,
identify, intervene, and monitor the progress of students not reading at grade level; and
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(8) ensure that teacher professional development options and MTSS framework trainings
are geographically equitable by supporting trainings through the regional service
cooperatives.
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new text begin Subd. 2. new text end
new text begin Reconsideration. new text end
new text begin
The department and CAREI must provide districts an
opportunity to request that the department and CAREI add to the list of curricula or
professional development programs a specific curriculum or professional development
program. The department must publish the request for reconsideration procedure on the
department website. A request for reconsideration must demonstrate that the curriculum or
professional development program meets the requirements of the Read Act, is
evidence-based, and has structured literacy components; or that the screener accurately
measures literacy growth, monitors progress, and accurately assesses effective reading,
including phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension. The
department and CAREI must review the request for reconsideration, consult with the Read
Act Implementation Advisory Council regarding the request, and approve or deny the request
within 60 days.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 3. new text end
new text begin Support. new text end
new text begin
The department and CAREI must support district efforts to implement
the Read Act by:
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new text begin
(1) issuing guidance for teachers on implementing curriculum that is evidence-based,
or focused on structured literacy;
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new text begin
(2) providing teachers accessible options for evidence-based professional development
focused on structured literacy;
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new text begin
(3) providing districts with guidance on adapting MTSS; and
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new text begin
(4) providing districts with literacy implementation guidance and support.
new text end
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end
Sec. 9.
Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 122A.092, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
Subd. 5.
Reading strategies.
(a) A teacher preparation provider approved by the
Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board to prepare persons for classroom
teacher licensure must include in its teacher preparation programs deleted text begin research-baseddeleted text end new text begin
evidence-basednew text end best practices in reading, consistent with deleted text begin section 122A.06, subdivision 4deleted text end new text begin
sections 120B.12 to 120B.124new text end , that enable the licensure candidate to teach reading in the
candidate's content areas. Teacher candidates must be instructed in using students' native
languages as a resource in creating effective differentiated instructional strategies for English
learners developing literacy skills. A teacher preparation provider also must prepare early
childhood and elementary teacher candidates for Tier 3 and Tier 4 teaching licenses under
sections 122A.183 and 122A.184, respectively, for the portion of the examination under
section 122A.185, subdivision 1, paragraph (c), covering assessment of reading instruction.
(b) Board-approved teacher preparation programs for teachers of elementary education
must require instruction in applying comprehensive, scientifically based or evidence-based,
and structured reading instruction programs that:
(1) teach students to read using foundational knowledge, practices, and strategies
consistent with deleted text begin section 122A.06, subdivision 4deleted text end new text begin sections 120B.12 to 120B.124new text end , so that all
students achieve continuous progress in reading; and
(2) teach specialized instruction in reading strategies, interventions, and remediations
that enable students of all ages and proficiency levels to become proficient readers.
(c) Board-approved teacher preparation programs for teachers of elementary education,
early childhood education, special education, and reading intervention must include
instruction on dyslexia, as defined in section 125A.01, subdivision 2. Teacher preparation
programs may consult with the Department of Education, including the dyslexia specialist
under section 120B.122, to develop instruction under this paragraph. Instruction on dyslexia
must be modeled on practice standards of the International Dyslexia Association, and must
address:
(1) the nature and symptoms of dyslexia;
(2) resources available for students who show characteristics of dyslexia;
(3) evidence-based instructional strategies for students who show characteristics of
dyslexia, including the structured literacy approach; and
(4) outcomes of intervention and lack of intervention for students who show
characteristics of dyslexia.
(d) Nothing in this section limits the authority of a school district to select a school's
reading program or curriculum.
Sec. 10.
Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 122A.185, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
Subdivision 1.
Tests.
(a) The Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board
must adopt rules requiring a candidate to demonstrate a passing score on a board-adopted
examination of skills in reading, writing, and mathematics before being granted a Tier 4
teaching license under section 122A.184 to provide direct instruction to pupils in elementary,
secondary, or special education programs. Candidates may obtain a Tier 1, Tier 2, or Tier
3 license to provide direct instruction to pupils in elementary, secondary, or special education
programs if candidates meet the other requirements in section 122A.181, 122A.182, or
122A.183, respectively.
(b) The board must adopt rules requiring candidates for Tier 3 and Tier 4 licenses to
pass an examination of general pedagogical knowledge and examinations of licensure field
specific content. The content examination requirement does not apply if no relevant content
exam exists.
(c) Candidates for initial Tier 3 and Tier 4 licenses to teach elementary students must
pass test items assessing the candidates' knowledge, skill, and ability in deleted text begin comprehensive,
scientifically based readingdeleted text end new text begin evidence-based literacynew text end instruction under deleted text begin section 122A.06,
subdivision 4deleted text end new text begin sections 120B.12 to 120B.124new text end , knowledge and understanding of the foundations
of reading development, development of reading comprehension and reading assessment
and instruction, and the ability to integrate that knowledge and understanding into instruction
strategies under deleted text begin section 122A.06, subdivision 4deleted text end new text begin sections 120B.12 to 120B.124new text end .
(d) The requirement to pass a board-adopted reading, writing, and mathematics skills
examination does not apply to nonnative English speakers, as verified by qualified Minnesota
school district personnel or Minnesota higher education faculty, who, after meeting the
content and pedagogy requirements under this subdivision, apply for a teaching license to
provide direct instruction in their native language or world language instruction under section
120B.022, subdivision 1.
Sec. 11.
Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 122A.187, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
Subd. 5.
Reading preparation.
The Professional Educator Licensing and Standards
Board must adopt rules that require all licensed teachers who are renewing a Tier 3 or Tier
4 teaching license under sections 122A.183 and 122A.184, respectively, to include in the
renewal requirements further reading preparation, consistent with deleted text begin section 122A.06,
subdivision 4deleted text end new text begin sections 120B.12 to 120B.124new text end . The rules do not take effect until they are
approved by law. Teachers who do not provide direct instruction including, at least,
counselors, school psychologists, school nurses, school social workers, audiovisual directors
and coordinators, and recreation personnel are exempt from this section.
Sec. 12.
Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 124D.42, subdivision 8, is amended to read:
Subd. 8.
Minnesota reading corps program.
(a) A Minnesota reading corps program
is established to provide ServeMinnesota AmeriCorps members with a data-based
problem-solving model of literacy instruction to use in helping to train local Head Start
program providers, other prekindergarten program providers, and staff in schools with
students in kindergarten through grade 3 to evaluate and teach early literacy skills, including
deleted text begin comprehensive, scientifically based readingdeleted text end new text begin evidence-based literacynew text end instruction under deleted text begin section
122A.06, subdivision 4deleted text end new text begin sections 120B.12 to 120B.124new text end , to children age 3 to grade 3.
(b) Literacy programs under this subdivision must comply with the provisions governing
literacy program goals and data use under section 119A.50, subdivision 3, paragraph (b).
(c) The commission must submit a biennial report to the committees of the legislature
with jurisdiction over kindergarten through grade 12 education that records and evaluates
program data to determine the efficacy of the programs under this subdivision.
Sec. 13.
Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 124D.98, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:
new text begin Subd. 5. new text end
new text begin Literacy incentive aid uses. new text end
new text begin
A school district must use its literacy incentive
aid to support evidence-based reading instruction. The following are eligible uses of literacy
incentive aid:
new text end
new text begin
(1) training for kindergarten through grade 3 teachers, early childhood educators, special
education teachers, reading intervention teachers working with students in kindergarten
through grade 12, curriculum directors, and instructional support staff that provide reading
instruction, on using evidence-based screening and progress monitoring tools;
new text end
new text begin
(2) evidence-based training using a training program approved by the Department of
Education;
new text end
new text begin
(3) employing or contracting with a literacy lead, as defined in section 120B.121;
new text end
new text begin
(4) materials, training, and ongoing coaching to ensure reading interventions under
section 125A.56, subdivision 1, are evidence-based; and
new text end
new text begin
(5) evidence-based, structured literacy curriculum and supporting materials.
new text end
Sec. 14. new text begin APPROPRIATIONS.
new text end
new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end
new text begin Department of Education. new text end
new text begin
The sums indicated in this section are
appropriated from the general fund to the Department of Education for the fiscal years
designated.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 2. new text end
new text begin CAREI. new text end
new text begin
(a) To contract with the Center for Applied Research and Educational
Improvement at the University of Minnesota for the Read Act implementation partnership
under section 120B.124:
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$ new text end |
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2024 new text end |
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$ new text end |
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2025 new text end |
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(b) This appropriation is available until June 30, 2026.
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new text begin
(c) The base for fiscal year 2026 and later is $0.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 3. new text end
new text begin Department literacy specialist. new text end
new text begin
For a full-time literacy specialist at the
Department of Education:
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$ new text end |
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2024 new text end |
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$ new text end |
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2025 new text end |
new text begin Subd. 4. new text end
new text begin Read Act professional development. new text end
new text begin
(a) For evidence-based training on
structured literacy for teachers working in school districts, charter schools, and cooperatives:
new text end
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$ new text end |
new text begin
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2024 new text end |
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$ new text end |
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2025 new text end |
new text begin
(b) Of this amount, $18,000,000 is to fund the development of regional literacy networks.
The regional literacy networks must focus on the implementation of comprehensive literacy
reform efforts based on structured literacy. Each Minnesota service cooperative must add
a literacy director position and establish a team of trained literacy coaches to facilitate
evidence-based training opportunities and ongoing supports to school districts and charter
schools in each of their regions.
new text end
new text begin
(c) Of this amount, $9,200,000 is for one or more contracts to develop statewide training
based in structured literacy to be offered free to school districts and charter schools and
facilitated by the regional literacy networks and Minnesota Service Cooperatives.
new text end
new text begin
(d) Of this amount, $1,000,000 is for grants to school districts, charter schools, or
cooperatives to pay for substitute teachers to allow classroom teachers time to attend training,
and incentives for teachers that complete training.
new text end
new text begin
(e) Of this amount, $125,000 is for administration.
new text end
new text begin
(f) If funds remain unspent on July 1, 2026, the commissioner must expand eligibility
for approved training to include principals and other district, charter school, or cooperative
administrators.
new text end
new text begin
(g) The commissioner must report to the legislative committees with jurisdiction over
kindergarten through grade 12 education the number of teachers from each district who
received approved training using funds under this subdivision, and the amounts awarded to
districts, charter schools, or cooperatives under paragraph (d).
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new text begin
(h) This appropriation is available until June 30, 2028.
new text end
new text begin
(i) The base for fiscal year 2026 is $7,200,000 for the regional literacy networks and
staff at the Department of Education to support ongoing support for school districts, charter
schools, and cooperatives to implement evidence-based literacy instruction.
new text end
Sec. 15. new text begin REPEALER.
new text end
new text begin
Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 122A.06, subdivision 4,
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new text begin
is repealed.
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ARTICLE 4
TEACHERS
Section 1.
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[120B.113] CLOSING EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY GAPS GRANTS.
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new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end
new text begin Grant program established. new text end
new text begin
The commissioner of education must
establish a grant program to support implementation of world's best workforce strategies
under section 120B.11, subdivision 2, clauses (4) and (6), and collaborative efforts that
address opportunity gaps resulting from curricular, environmental, and structural inequities
in schools experienced by students, families, and staff who are of color or who are American
Indian.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 2. new text end
new text begin Definitions. new text end
new text begin
(a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have the
meanings given.
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new text begin
(b) "Antiracist" means actively working to identify and eliminate racism in all forms so
that power and resources are redistributed and shared equitably among racial groups.
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(c) "Curricular" means curriculum resources used and content taught as well as access
to levels of coursework or types of learning opportunities.
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(d) "Environmental" means relating to the climate and culture of a school.
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(e) "Equitable" means fairness by providing curriculum, instruction, support, and other
resources for learning based on the needs of individual students and groups of students to
succeed at school rather than treating all students the same despite the students having
different needs.
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(f) "Institutional racism" means policies and practices within and across institutions that
produce outcomes that chronically favor white people and disadvantage those who are
Black, Indigenous, and People of Color.
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(g) "Opportunity gap" means the inequitable distribution of resources that impacts
inequitable opportunities that contribute to or perpetuate learning gaps for certain groups
of students.
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(h) "Structural" means relating to the organization and systems of a school that have
been created to manage a school.
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new text begin Subd. 3. new text end
new text begin Applications and grant awards. new text end
new text begin
The commissioner must determine application
procedures and deadlines, select districts and charter schools to participate in the grant
program, and determine the award amount and payment process of the grants. To the extent
that there are sufficient applications, the commissioner must award an approximately equal
number of grants between districts in greater Minnesota and those in the Twin Cities
metropolitan area. If there are an insufficient number of applications received for either
geographic area, then the commissioner may award grants to meet the requests for funds
wherever a district is located.
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new text begin Subd. 4. new text end
new text begin Description. new text end
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The grant program must provide funding that supports collaborative
efforts that close opportunity gaps by:
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(1) ensuring school environments and curriculum validate, affirm, embrace, and integrate
cultural and community strengths of students, families, and employees from all racial and
ethnic backgrounds; and
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(2) addressing institutional racism with equitable school policies, structures, practices,
and curricular offerings, consistent with the requirements for long-term plans under section
124D.861, subdivision 2, paragraph (c).
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new text begin Subd. 5. new text end
new text begin Report. new text end
new text begin
Grant recipients must annually report to the commissioner by a date
and in a form and manner determined by the commissioner on efforts planned and
implemented that engaged students, families, educators, and community members of diverse
racial and ethnic backgrounds in making improvements to school climate and curriculum.
The report must assess the impact of those efforts as perceived by racially and ethnically
diverse stakeholders, and must identify any areas needed for further continuous improvement.
The commissioner must publish a report for the public summarizing the activities of grant
recipients and what was done to promote sharing of effective practices among grant recipients
and potential grant applicants.
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Sec. 2.
Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 122A.183, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
Subdivision 1.
Requirements.
(a) The Professional Educator Licensing and Standards
Board must issue a Tier 3 license to a candidate who provides information sufficient to
demonstrate all of the following:
(1) the candidate meets the educational or professional requirements in paragraphs (b)
and (c);
(2) the candidate has obtained a passing score on the required licensure exams under
section 122A.185; and
(3) the candidate has completed the coursework required under subdivision 2.
(b) A candidate for a Tier 3 license must have a bachelor's degree to teach a class or
course outside a career and technical education or career pathways course of study.
(c) A candidate for a Tier 3 license must have one of the following credentials in a
relevant content area to teach a class or course in a career and technical education or career
pathways course of study:
(1) an associate's degree;
(2) a professional certification; or
(3) five years of relevant work experience.
In consultation with the governor's Workforce Development Board established under section
116L.665, the board must establish a list of qualifying certifications, and may add additional
professional certifications in consultation with school administrators, teachers, and other
stakeholders.
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(d) The board must issue a Tier 3 license to a candidate who provides information
sufficient to demonstrate the following, regardless of whether the candidate meets other
requirements in this section:
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(1) the candidate has completed a teacher preparation program from a culturally specific
Minority Serving Institution in the United States, such as Historically Black Colleges and
Universities, Tribal Colleges and Universities, or Hispanic-Serving Institutions, including
those in Puerto Rico; or
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(2) the candidate has completed a university teacher preparation program in another
country and has taught at least two years.
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The candidate must have completed student teaching comparable to the student teaching
expectations in Minnesota.
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Sec. 3.
Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 122A.184, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
Subdivision 1.
Requirements.
The Professional Educator Licensing and Standards
Board must issue a Tier 4 license to a candidate who provides information sufficient to
demonstrate all of the following:
(1) the candidate meets all requirements for a Tier 3 license under section 122A.183,
and has completed a teacher preparation program under section 122A.183, subdivision 2,
clause (1) or (2);
(2) the candidate has at least three years of teaching experience in Minnesotanew text begin or another
statenew text end ;
(3) the candidate has obtained a passing score on all required licensure exams under
section 122A.185; and
(4) the candidate's most recent summative teacher evaluation did not result in placing
or otherwise keeping the teacher in an improvement process pursuant to section 122A.40,
subdivision 8, or 122A.41, subdivision 5.
Sec. 4.
Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 122A.185, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
Subdivision 1.
Tests.
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(a) The Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board
must adopt rules requiring a candidate to demonstrate a passing score on a board-adopted
examination of skills in reading, writing, and mathematics before being granted a Tier 4
teaching license under section 122A.184 to provide direct instruction to pupils in elementary,
secondary, or special education programs. Candidates may obtain a Tier 1, Tier 2, or Tier
3 license to provide direct instruction to pupils in elementary, secondary, or special education
programs if candidates meet the other requirements in section 122A.181, 122A.182, or
122A.183, respectively.
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deleted text begin (b)deleted text end new text begin (a)new text end The board must adopt new text begin and revise new text end rules requiring deleted text begin candidatesdeleted text end new text begin applicantsnew text end for Tier 3
and Tier 4 licenses to pass an examination of general pedagogical knowledge and
examinations of licensure field specific contentdeleted text begin .deleted text end new text begin if the applicant has not completed a
board-approved preparation program assuring that candidates from the program recommended
for licensure meet content and pedagogy licensure standards in Minnesota. Candidates who
have satisfactorily completed board-approved programs in Minnesota with required
coursework and clinical field experiences that include learning opportunities and assessments
aligned to content and pedagogy licensure standards are not additionally required to pass
content and pedagogy exams for Tier 3 licensure. Applicants who have satisfactorily
completed a preparation program in another state and passed licensure examinations in that
state are not additionally required to pass similar examinations required in Minnesota.new text end The
content examination requirement does not apply if no relevant content exam exists.
deleted text begin (c)deleted text end new text begin (b)new text end Candidates for initial Tier 3 and Tier 4 licenses to teach elementary students must
pass test items deleted text begin assessingdeleted text end new text begin under this paragraph if the candidates did not complete a
board-approved preparation program in Minnesota. The test items must assessnew text end the candidates'
knowledge, skill, and ability in comprehensive, scientifically based reading instruction
under section 122A.06, subdivision 4, knowledge and understanding of the foundations of
reading development, development of reading comprehension and reading assessment and
instruction, and the ability to integrate that knowledge and understanding into instruction
strategies under section 122A.06, subdivision 4.
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(d) The requirement to pass a board-adopted reading, writing, and mathematics skills
examination does not apply to nonnative English speakers, as verified by qualified Minnesota
school district personnel or Minnesota higher education faculty, who, after meeting the
content and pedagogy requirements under this subdivision, apply for a teaching license to
provide direct instruction in their native language or world language instruction under section
120B.022, subdivision 1.
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(c) All testing centers in the state must provide monthly opportunities for untimed content
and pedagogy examinations. These opportunities must be advertised on the test registration
website. The board must require the exam vendor to provide other equitable opportunities
to pass exams, including: (1) waiving testing fees for test takers who qualify for federal
grants; (2) providing free, multiple, full-length practice tests for each exam and free,
comprehensive study guides on the test registration website; (3) making content and pedagogy
exams available in languages other than English for teachers seeking licensure to teach in
language immersion programs; and (4) providing free, detailed exam results analysis by
test objective to assist candidates who do not pass an exam in identifying areas for
improvement. Any candidate who has not passed a required exam after two attempts must
be allowed to retake the exam, including new versions of the exam, without being charged
an additional fee.
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Sec. 5.
Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 122A.40, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
Subd. 3.
Hiring, dismissing.
new text begin (a) new text end School boards must hire or dismiss teachers at duly
called meetings. Where a husband and wife, brother and sister, or two brothers or sisters,
constitute a quorum, no contract employing a teacher shall be made or authorized except
upon the unanimous vote of the full board. A teacher related by blood or marriage, within
the fourth degree, computed by the civil law, to a board member shall not be employed
except by a unanimous vote of the full board. The initial employment of the teacher in the
district must be by written contract, signed by the teacher and by the chair and clerk. All
subsequent employment of the teacher in the district must be by written contract, signed by
the teacher and by the chair and clerk, except where there is a master agreement covering
the employment of the teacher. Contracts for teaching or supervision of teaching can be
made only with qualified teachers. A teacher shall not be required to reside within the
employing district as a condition to teaching employment or continued teaching employment.
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(b) A school district must annually report to the Professional Educator Licensing and
Standards Board: (1) all new teacher hires and terminations, including layoffs, by race and
ethnicity; and (2) the reasons for all teacher resignations and requested leaves of absence.
The report must not include data that would personally identify individuals.
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Sec. 6.
Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 122A.40, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
Subd. 5.
Probationary period.
(a) The first three consecutive years of a teacher's first
teaching experience in Minnesota in a single district is deemed to be a probationary period
of employment, and, the probationary period in each district in which the teacher is thereafter
employed shall be one year. The school board must adopt a plan for written evaluation of
teachers during the probationary period that is consistent with subdivision 8. Evaluation
must occur at least three times periodically throughout each school year for a teacher
performing services during that school year; the first evaluation must occur within the first
90 days of teaching service. Days devoted to parent-teacher conferences, teachers' workshops,
and other staff development opportunities and days on which a teacher is absent from school
must not be included in determining the number of school days on which a teacher performs
services. Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (b), during the probationary period any
annual contract with any teacher may or may not be renewed as the school board shall see
fit. However, the board must give any such teacher whose contract it declines to renew for
the following school year written notice to that effect before July 1. If the teacher requests
reasons for any nonrenewal of a teaching contract, the board must give the teacher its reason
in writing, including a statement that appropriate supervision was furnished describing the
nature and the extent of such supervision furnished the teacher during the employment by
the board, within ten days after receiving such request. The school board may, after a hearing
held upon due notice, discharge a teacher during the probationary period for cause, effective
immediately, under section 122A.44.
(b) A board must discharge a probationary teacher, effective immediately, upon receipt
of notice under section 122A.20, subdivision 1, paragraph (b), that the teacher's license has
been revoked due to a conviction for child abuse or sexual abuse.
(c) A probationary teacher whose first three years of consecutive employment are
interrupted for active military service and who promptly resumes teaching consistent with
federal reemployment timelines for uniformed service personnel under United States Code,
title 38, section 4312(e), is considered to have a consecutive teaching experience for purposes
of paragraph (a).
(d) A probationary teacher whose first three years of consecutive employment are
interrupted for maternity, paternity, or medical leave and who resumes teaching within 12
months of when the leave began is considered to have a consecutive teaching experience
for purposes of paragraph (a) if the probationary teacher completes a combined total of
three years of teaching service immediately before and after the leave.
(e) A probationary teacher must complete at least 120 days of teaching service each year
during the probationary period. Days devoted to parent-teacher conferences, teachers'
workshops, and other staff development opportunities and days on which a teacher is absent
from school do not count as days of teaching service under this paragraph.
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(f) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, a teacher who has taught for three
consecutive years in a single school district or charter school in Minnesota or another state
must serve a probationary period no longer than one year in a Minnesota school district.
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new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective for collective bargaining agreements
effective July 1, 2023, and thereafter.
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Sec. 7.
Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 122A.41, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
Subd. 2.
Probationary period; discharge or demotion.
(a) All teachers in the public
schools in cities of the first class during the first three years of consecutive employment
shall be deemed to be in a probationary period of employment during which period any
annual contract with any teacher may, or may not, be renewed as the school board, after
consulting with the peer review committee charged with evaluating the probationary teachers
under subdivision 3, shall see fit. The school site management team or the school board if
there is no school site management team, shall adopt a plan for a written evaluation of
teachers during the probationary period according to subdivisions 3 and 5. Evaluation by
the peer review committee charged with evaluating probationary teachers under subdivision
3 shall occur at least three times periodically throughout each school year for a teacher
performing services during that school year; the first evaluation must occur within the first
90 days of teaching service. Days devoted to parent-teacher conferences, teachers' workshops,
and other staff development opportunities and days on which a teacher is absent from school
shall not be included in determining the number of school days on which a teacher performs
services. The school board may, during such probationary period, discharge or demote a
teacher for any of the causes as specified in this code. A written statement of the cause of
such discharge or demotion shall be given to the teacher by the school board at least 30
days before such removal or demotion shall become effective, and the teacher so notified
shall have no right of appeal therefrom.
(b) A probationary teacher whose first three years of consecutive employment are
interrupted for active military service and who promptly resumes teaching consistent with
federal reemployment timelines for uniformed service personnel under United States Code,
title 38, section 4312(e), is considered to have a consecutive teaching experience for purposes
of paragraph (a).
(c) A probationary teacher whose first three years of consecutive employment are
interrupted for maternity, paternity, or medical leave and who resumes teaching within 12
months of when the leave began is considered to have a consecutive teaching experience
for purposes of paragraph (a) if the probationary teacher completes a combined total of
three years of teaching service immediately before and after the leave.
(d) A probationary teacher must complete at least 120 days of teaching service each year
during the probationary period. Days devoted to parent-teacher conferences, teachers'
workshops, and other staff development opportunities and days on which a teacher is absent
from school do not count as days of teaching service under this paragraph.
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(e) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, a teacher who has taught for three
consecutive years in a single school district or charter school in Minnesota or another state
must serve a probationary period no longer than one year in a Minnesota school district.
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new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
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This section is effective for collective bargaining agreements
effective July 1, 2023, and thereafter.
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Sec. 8.
Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 122A.41, is amended by adding a subdivision to
read:
new text begin Subd. 16. new text end
new text begin Reporting of hires and terminations. new text end
new text begin
A school district must annually report
to the Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board: (1) all new teacher hires and
terminations, including layoffs, by race and ethnicity; and (2) the reasons for all teacher
resignations and requested leaves of absence. The report must not include data that would
personally identify individuals.
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Sec. 9.
Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 122A.415, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
Subd. 4.
Basic alternative teacher compensation aid.
(a) The basic alternative teacher
compensation aid for a school with a plan approved under section 122A.414, subdivision
2b, equals 65 percent of the alternative teacher compensation revenue under subdivision 1.
The basic alternative teacher compensation aid for a charter school with a plan approved
under section 122A.414, subdivisions 2a and 2b, equals $260 times the number of pupils
enrolled in the school on October 1 of the previous year, or on October 1 of the current year
for a charter school in the first year of operation, times the ratio of the sum of the alternative
teacher compensation aid and alternative teacher compensation levy for all participating
school districts to the maximum alternative teacher compensation revenue for those districts
under subdivision 1.
(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a) and subdivision 1, the state total basic alternative
teacher compensation aid entitlement must not exceed deleted text begin $75,840,000 for fiscal year 2016 anddeleted text end
$88,118,000 for fiscal year deleted text begin 2017deleted text end new text begin 2023; $88,466,000 for fiscal year 2024; $88,426,000 for
fiscal year 2025; $88,244,000 for fiscal year 2026; and $87,940,000 for fiscal year 2027new text end
and later. The commissioner must limit the amount of alternative teacher compensation aid
approved under this section so as not to exceed these limits by not approving new participants
or by prorating the aid among participating districts, intermediate school districts, school
sites, and charter schools. The commissioner may also reallocate a portion of the allowable
aid for the biennium from the second year to the first year to meet the needs of approved
participants.
(c) Basic alternative teacher compensation aid for an intermediate district or other
cooperative unit equals $3,000 times the number of licensed teachers employed by the
intermediate district or cooperative unit on October 1 of the previous school year.
Sec. 10.
Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 122A.59, is amended to read:
122A.59 COME TEACH IN MINNESOTA HIRING BONUSES.
Subdivision 1.
Purpose.
This section establishes a program to support districts and
schools recruiting and offering hiring bonuses for deleted text begin licenseddeleted text end teachers who are American
Indian or a person of color from another state or country in order to meet staffing needs in
shortage areas in deleted text begin economic development regions indeleted text end Minnesota.
Subd. 2.
Eligibility.
A district or school must verify that the hiring bonus is given to
deleted text begin teachers licensed indeleted text end new text begin persons fromnew text end another statenew text begin or countrynew text end who:
(1) new text begin immediately new text end qualify for a Tier deleted text begin 3 or Tier 4deleted text end new text begin 2 or highernew text end Minnesota license;
(2) have moved to deleted text begin the economic development region indeleted text end Minnesota deleted text begin where they were
hireddeleted text end ; and
(3) belong to a racial or ethnic group that is underrepresented among teachers compared
to students in the district or school under section 120B.35, subdivision 3, paragraph (b),
clause (2).
Subd. 3.
Bonus amount.
A district or school may offer a deleted text begin signingdeleted text end new text begin hiringnew text end and retention
bonus of a minimum of deleted text begin $2,500deleted text end new text begin $4,000new text end and a maximum of deleted text begin $5,000deleted text end new text begin $8,000new text end to a teacher who
meets the eligibility requirements. A teacher who meets the eligibility requirements and
meets a licensure shortage area in the economic development region of the state where the
school is located may be offered a deleted text begin signingdeleted text end new text begin hiringnew text end bonus of a minimum of deleted text begin $4,000deleted text end new text begin $5,000new text end
and a maximum of deleted text begin $8,000deleted text end new text begin $10,000new text end . A teacher must be paid half of the bonus when starting
employment and half after completing four years of service in the hiring district or school
if the teacher has demonstrated teaching effectiveness and is not on a professional
improvement plan under section 122A.40, subdivision 8, paragraph (b), clause (12) or (13),
or section 122A.41, subdivision 5, paragraph (b), clause (12) or (13), or is not being
considered for termination for a reason listed in section 122A.40, subdivision 9, including
a teacher hired by a school district located in a city of the first class. A teacher who does
not complete their first school year upon receiving a hiring bonus must repay the hiring
bonus.new text begin A teacher must have a Tier 3 or Tier 4 Minnesota teaching license to qualify for the
second half of the bonus. A district must prorate the second half of the bonus if the eligible
teacher is nonrenewed due to reasons not having to do with teaching effectiveness or
misconduct.
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Subd. 4.
Administration.
new text begin (a) new text end The commissioner must establish a process for districts
or schools to seek reimbursement for hiring bonuses given to teachers in shortage areas
moving to and working in Minnesota schools experiencing specific shortages. The
commissioner must provide guidance for districts to seek repayment of a hiring bonus from
a teacher who does not complete the first year of employment. The department may conduct
a pilot program with a small number of teachers during the 2022-2023 biennium to establish
feasibility. The department must submit a report by December 1, 2022, to the chairs and
ranking minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over kindergarten
through grade 12 education detailing the effectiveness of the program and recommendations
for improvement in future years.
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(b) The commissioner may award participating districts and schools additional funds to
administer the program, including out-of-state recruiting efforts and retention activities.
The commissioner may allow participating districts and schools to reserve up to five percent
of Come Teach in Minnesota funding to administer the program, including for out-of-state
recruiting efforts and retention activities.
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Subd. 5.
Come Teach in Minnesota Hiring Bonus program account.
(a) An account
is established in the special revenue fund known as the "Come Teach in Minnesota Hiring
Bonus program account."
(b) Funds appropriated for the Come Teach in Minnesota Hiring Bonus program under
this section must be transferred to the Come Teach in Minnesota Hiring Bonus program
account in the special revenue fund.
(c) Money in the account is annually appropriated to the commissioner for hiring bonuses
under this section. Any returned funds are available to be regranted.
(d) Up to $35,000 annually is appropriated to the commissioner for costs associated with
developing and administering the program under this section.
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
The amendment to subdivision 2 is effective retroactively from
July 1, 2022. The amendments to subdivisions 1, 3, and 4 are effective the day following
final enactment.
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Sec. 11.
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[122A.631] SUPPORTING HERITAGE LANGUAGE AND CULTURE
TEACHERS.
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new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end
new text begin Purpose. new text end
new text begin
The purpose of this section is to increase the number of heritage
language and culture teachers in Minnesota.
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new text begin Subd. 2. new text end
new text begin Definitions. new text end
new text begin
"Heritage language and culture teachers" means teachers with a
connection to a community's language and culture who use this connection to support
students as they learn academic content or the language and culture of that particular
community.
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new text begin Subd. 3. new text end
new text begin Eligibility. new text end
new text begin
Applicants for the heritage language and culture licensure pathway
program must:
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(1) hold a current license issued by the Professional Educator Licensing and Standards
Board or meet the criteria for licensure in 122A.181; and
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(2) seek initial, dual, or additional licensure in a heritage language.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 4. new text end
new text begin Heritage language and culture teacher licensure pathway program. new text end
new text begin
(a) The
Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board shall develop a program to support
initial and additional licensure for heritage language and culture teachers. The program
must include:
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(1) a yearlong mentorship program;
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(2) monthly meetings where applicants receive guidance on completing the portfolio
process from a portfolio liaison, dedicated specifically to facilitating this program;
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(3) a stipend to cover substitute teachers when meetings take place during the school
day;
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(4) a waiver for all portfolio and licensure testing fees; and
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(5) a portfolio review committee created by the board.
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(b) For applicants seeking an initial license in a world language and culture, the applicant
must demonstrate meeting the standards of effective practice in Minnesota Rules, part
8710.2000 and content-specific pedagogical standards in Minnesota Rules, part 8710.4950,
through the portfolio process.
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(c) For applicants seeking a dual license, the applicant must demonstrate meeting the
standards of effective practice in Minnesota Rules, part 8710.2000, content-specific
pedagogical standards in Minnesota Rules, part 8710.4950, and all standards for the chosen
dual license through the portfolio process.
new text end
new text begin
(d) For applicants seeking an additional license in a world language and culture, the
applicant must demonstrate meeting the content-specific pedagogical standards in Minnesota
Rules, part 8710.4950.
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new text begin Subd. 5. new text end
new text begin
Heritage language and culture educators seeking a world language
license.
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new text begin
Heritage language and culture teachers seeking a world language and culture license
pursuant to Minnesota Rules, part 8710.4950, who demonstrate proficiency through one of
the following may use this proficiency to evidence meeting the required content-specific
world language and culture standards, which do not include content-specific pedagogical
standards, for licensure in their heritage language:
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(1) passing a board-adopted assessment;
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(2) holding a certificate to serve as a translator or interpreter; or
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(3) completing an undergraduate or postbaccalaureate degree from an accredited
university where the majority of coursework was taught via the non-English instructional
language.
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Sec. 12.
Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 122A.635, is amended to read:
122A.635 COLLABORATIVE URBAN AND GREATER MINNESOTA
EDUCATORS OF COLOR GRANT PROGRAM.
Subdivision 1.
Establishment.
The Professional Educator Licensing and Standards
Board must award competitive grants to increase the number of teacher candidates new text begin who are
new text end of color or who are American Indian,new text begin complete teacher preparation programs,new text end and meet the
requirements for a Tier 3 license under section 122A.183. Eligibility for a grant under this
section is limited to public or private higher education institutions that offer a teacher
preparation program approved by the Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board.
Subd. 2.
Competitive grants.
(a) The Professional Educator Licensing and Standards
Board must award competitive grants new text begin to a variety of higher education institution types new text end under
this sectionnew text begin . The board must require an applicant institution to submit a plan describing how
it would use grant funds to increase the number of teachers who are of color or who are
American Indian, and must award grantsnew text end based on the following criterianew text begin , listed in descending
order of prioritynew text end :
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(1) the number of teacher candidates being supported in the program who are of color
or who are American Indian;
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licensure new text begin recommendation new text end ratesdeleted text begin , and placement ratesdeleted text end new text begin for candidates who are of color or
who are American Indian compared to all candidates enrolled in a teacher preparation
program at the institutionnew text end and, for each outcome measure, the number of deleted text begin thosedeleted text end teacher
candidates new text begin who are new text end of color or who are American Indian; deleted text begin and
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(3) the percent of racially and ethnically diverse teacher candidates enrolled in the
institution compared to:
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(i) the total percent of students of color and American Indian students enrolled at the
institution, regardless of major; and
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(ii) the percent of underrepresented racially and ethnically diverse teachers in the
economic development region of the state where the institution is located and where a
shortage of diverse teachers exists, as reported under section 122A.091, subdivision 5.
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(2) the extent to which an institution's plan is clear in describing how the institution
would use grant funds for implementing explicit research-based practices to provide
programmatic support to teacher candidates who are of color or who are American Indian.
Plans for grant funds may include:
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(i) recruiting more racially and ethnically diverse candidates for admission to teacher
preparation programs;
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(ii) providing differentiated advising, mentoring, or other supportive community-building
activities in addition to what the institution provides to all candidates enrolled in the
institution;
new text end
new text begin
(iii) providing academic tutoring or support to help teacher candidates pass required
assessments; and
new text end
new text begin
(iv) providing for program staffing expenses;
new text end
new text begin
(3) an institution's plan to provide direct financial assistance as scholarships or stipends
within the allowable dollar range determined by the board under subdivision 3, paragraph
(b), to teacher candidates who are of color or who are American Indian;
new text end
deleted text begin (b) The board must give priority in awarding grants under this section to institutions that
received grants under Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 5, article 2, section 57,
subdivision 27, and have demonstrated continuing success at recruiting, retaining, graduating,
and inductingdeleted text end new text begin (4) whether the institution has previously received a competitive grant under
this section and has demonstrated positive outcomes from the use of grant funds for efforts
helpingnew text end teacher candidates new text begin who are new text end of color or who are American Indiandeleted text begin .deleted text end new text begin to enroll in and
successfully complete teacher preparation programs and be recommended for licensure;
new text end
new text begin (5) geographic diversity among the institutions. In order to expand the number of grant
recipients throughout the state, whenever there is at least a 20 percent increase in the base
appropriation for this grant program, the board must prioritize awarding grants to institutions
outside of the Twin Cities metropolitan area.new text end If the board awards a deleted text begin competitivedeleted text end grant based
on the criteria in paragraph (a) to a program that has not previously received funding, the
board must thereafter give priority to the program equivalent to other programs deleted text begin given priority
under this paragraph.deleted text end new text begin that have received grants and demonstrated positive outcomes; and
new text end
new text begin
(6) the percentage of racially and ethnically diverse teacher candidates enrolled in the
institution compared to:
new text end
new text begin
(i) the aggregate percentage of students of color and American Indian students enrolled
in the institution, regardless of major; and
new text end
new text begin
(ii) the percentage of underrepresented racially and ethnically diverse teachers in the
economic development region of the state where the institution is located and where a
shortage of diverse teachers exists, as reported under section 122A.091, subdivision 5.
new text end
new text begin
(b) The board must not penalize an applicant institution in the grant review process for
using grant funds only to provide direct financial support to teacher candidates if that is the
institution's priority and the institution uses other resources to provide programmatic support
to candidates.
new text end
(c) The board must determine award amounts for new text begin development, new text end maintenance deleted text begin anddeleted text end new text begin , ornew text end
expansion of programs based new text begin only new text end onnew text begin the degree to which applicants meet the criteria in
this subdivision,new text end the number of candidatesnew text begin who are of color or who are American Indiannew text end
supported by an applicant program, deleted text begin sustaining support for those candidates,deleted text end and funds
available.
new text begin
(d) The board must determine grant awards in part by multiplying the number of teacher
candidates to be provided direct financial assistance by the average amount the institution
proposes per candidate that is within the allowable dollar range. After assessing an
institution's adherence to grant criteria and funds available, the board may grant an institution
a lower average amount per candidate and the institution may decide to award less per
candidate or provide financial assistance to fewer candidates within the allowable range.
Additionally, an institution may use up to 25 percent of the awarded grant funds to provide
programmatic support as described in paragraph (a), clause (3). If the board does not award
an applicant institution's full request, the board must allow the institution to modify how it
uses grant funds to maximize program outcomes consistent with the requirements of this
section.
new text end
Subd. 3.
Grant program administration.
new text begin (a) new text end The Professional Educator Licensing and
Standards Board may enter into an interagency agreement with the Office of Higher
Education. The agreement may include a transfer of funds to the Office of Higher Education
to help establish and administer the competitive grant process. The board must award grants
to institutions located in various economic development regions throughout the state, but
must not predetermine the number of institutions to be awarded grants under this section
or set a limit for the amount that any one institution may receive as part of the competitive
grant application process.
new text begin
(b) The board must establish a standard allowable dollar range for the amount of direct
financial assistance an applicant institution may provide to each candidate. To determine
the range, the board may collect de-identified data from institutions that received a grant
during the previous grant period and calculate the average scholarship amount awarded to
all candidates across all institutions using the most recent fiscal year data available. The
calculation may be used to determine a scholarship range that is no more than 25 percent
of this amount and no less than half the average of this amount. The purpose of direct
financial assistance is to assist candidates matriculating through completing licensure
programs if they demonstrate financial need after considering other grants and scholarships
provided.
new text end
new text begin (c)new text end All grants must be awarded by August 15 of the fiscal year in which the grants are
to be used deleted text begin except that, for initial competitive grants awarded for fiscal year 2020, grants
must be awarded by September 15deleted text end . An institution that receives a grant under this section
may use the grant funds over a two- to four-year period to new text begin sustain new text end supportnew text begin fornew text end teacher
candidatesnew text begin at any stage from recruitment and program admission to graduation and licensure
applicationnew text end .
Subd. 4.
Report.
(a) By deleted text begin Januarydeleted text end new text begin Augustnew text end 15 of each year, an institution awarded a grant
under this section must prepare for the deleted text begin legislature and thedeleted text end board a detailed report regarding
the expenditure of grant funds, including the amounts used to recruit, retain, and deleted text begin inductdeleted text end new text begin
supportnew text end teacher candidates of color or deleted text begin who aredeleted text end American Indiannew text begin teacher candidates to
complete programs and be recommended for licensurenew text end . The report must includenew text begin :
new text end
new text begin (1)new text end the total number of teacher candidates of colordeleted text begin , disaggregated by race or ethnic group,
whodeleted text end new text begin and American Indian teacher candidates who:
new text end
new text begin
(i) are enrolled in the institution;
new text end
new text begin
(ii) are supported by grant funds with direct financial assistance during the academic
reporting year;
new text end
new text begin
(iii) are supported with other programmatic supports;
new text end
new text begin (iv)new text end are recruited deleted text begin to the institution, aredeleted text end new text begin andnew text end newly admitted to deleted text begin thedeleted text end new text begin anew text end licensure programdeleted text begin ,
are enrolled in thedeleted text end new text begin ;
new text end
new text begin
(v) are enrolled in a licensure program;
new text end
new text begin (vi) have completed anew text end licensure programdeleted text begin , have completed student teaching, have
graduated, are licensed, and are newly employed as Minnesota teachers in their licensure
field. A grant recipient must reportdeleted text end new text begin ; and
new text end
new text begin
(vii) were recommended for licensure in the field for which they were prepared;
new text end
new text begin (2)new text end the total number of teacher candidates of color or deleted text begin who aredeleted text end American Indiannew text begin teacher
candidatesnew text end at each stage from deleted text begin recruitmentdeleted text end new text begin program admissionnew text end to deleted text begin licensed teachingdeleted text end new text begin licensure
recommendationnew text end as a percentage of deleted text begin totaldeleted text end new text begin allnew text end candidates seeking the same licensure at the
institutiondeleted text begin .deleted text end new text begin ; and
new text end
new text begin
(3) a brief narrative describing the successes and challenges of efforts proposed in the
grant application to support candidates with grant funds, and lessons learned for future
efforts.
new text end
(b) new text begin By November 1 of each year, new text end the board must post a report on its website summarizing
the activities and outcomes of grant recipients and results that promote sharing of effective
practices new text begin and lessons learned new text end among grant recipients.
Sec. 13.
Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 122A.70, is amended to read:
122A.70 TEACHER MENTORSHIP AND RETENTION OF EFFECTIVE
TEACHERS.
Subdivision 1.
Teacher mentoring, induction, and retention programs.
(a) School
districts must develop teacher mentoring programs for teachers new to the profession or
district, including teaching residents, teachers of color, teachers who are American Indian,
teachers in license shortage areas, teachers with special needs, or experienced teachers in
need of peer coaching.
(b) Teacher mentoring programs must be included in or aligned with districts' teacher
evaluation and peer review processes under sections 122A.40, subdivision 8, and 122A.41,
subdivision 5. A district may use staff development revenue under section 122A.61, special
grant programs established by the legislature, or another funding source to pay a stipend to
a mentor who may be a current or former teacher who has taught at least three years and is
not on an improvement plan. deleted text begin Other initiatives using such funds or funds available under
sections 124D.861 and 124D.862 may include:
deleted text end
deleted text begin
(1) additional stipends as incentives to mentors of color or who are American Indian;
deleted text end
deleted text begin
(2) financial supports for professional learning community affinity groups across schools
within and between districts for teachers from underrepresented racial and ethnic groups to
come together throughout the school year. For purposes of this section, "affinity groups"
are groups of educators who share a common racial or ethnic identity in society as persons
of color or who are American Indian;
deleted text end
deleted text begin
(3) programs for induction aligned with the district or school mentorship program during
the first three years of teaching, especially for teachers from underrepresented racial and
ethnic groups; or
deleted text end
deleted text begin
(4) grants supporting licensed and nonlicensed educator participation in professional
development, such as workshops and graduate courses, related to increasing student
achievement for students of color and American Indian students in order to close opportunity
and achievement gaps.
deleted text end
deleted text begin
(c) A school or district that receives a grant must negotiate additional retention strategies
or protection from unrequested leave of absences in the beginning years of employment for
teachers of color and teachers who are American Indian. Retention strategies may include
providing financial incentives for teachers of color and teachers who are American Indian
to work in the school or district for at least five years and placing American Indian educators
at sites with other American Indian educators and educators of color at sites with other
educators of color to reduce isolation and increase opportunity for collegial support.
deleted text end
Subd. 2.
Board grants.
The Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board must
make grant application forms available to sites interested in developingnew text begin , sustaining,new text end or
expanding a mentorship program. A school districtdeleted text begin ; adeleted text end new text begin ornew text end group of school districtsdeleted text begin ; a coalition
of districts, teachers, and teacher education institutions; ordeleted text end new text begin ,new text end a new text begin school or new text end coalition of schools,
new text begin or a coalition of new text end teachersdeleted text begin , or nonlicensed educatorsdeleted text end may apply for a program grant. new text begin A higher
education institution or nonprofit organization may partner with a grant applicant but is not
eligible as a sole applicant for grant funds. new text end The Professional Educator Licensing and
Standards Board, in consultation with the teacher mentoring task force, must approve or
disapprove the applications. To the extent possible, the approved applications must reflect
effective mentoring, professional development, and retention components, and be
geographically distributed throughout the state. The Professional Educator Licensing and
Standards Board must encourage the selected sites to consider the use of its assessment
procedures.
new text begin Subd. 2a. new text end
new text begin Funded work. new text end
new text begin
(a) Grant funds may be used for the following:
new text end
new text begin
(1) additional stipends as incentives to mentors who are of color or who are American
Indian;
new text end
new text begin
(2) financial supports for professional learning community affinity groups across schools
within and between districts for educators from underrepresented racial and ethnic groups
to come together throughout the school year. For purposes of this section, "affinity groups"
means groups of licensed and nonlicensed educators who share a common racial or ethnic
identity in society as persons who are of color or who are American Indian;
new text end
new text begin
(3) programs for induction aligned with the district or school mentorship program during
the first three years of teaching, especially for teachers from underrepresented racial and
ethnic groups;
new text end
new text begin
(4) professional development focused on ways to close opportunity and achievement
gaps for students of color and American Indian students; or
new text end
new text begin
(5) for teachers of color and American Indian teachers, graduate courses toward a first
master's degree in a field related to their licensure or toward an additional license.
new text end
new text begin
(b) A charter school or district that receives a grant must negotiate additional retention
strategies or protection from unrequested leaves of absence in the beginning years of
employment for teachers who are of color or who are American Indian. Retention strategies
may include providing financial incentives for teachers of color and teachers who are
American Indian to work in the school or district for at least five years and placing American
Indian educators at sites with other American Indian educators and educators of color at
sites with other educators of color to reduce isolation and increase opportunity for collegial
support.
new text end
Subd. 3.
Criteria for selection.
new text begin (a) new text end At a minimum, applicants for grants under subdivision
2 must express commitment to:
(1) allow staff participation;
(2) assess skills of both beginning and mentor teachers;
(3) provide appropriate in-service to needs identified in the assessment;
(4) provide leadership to the effort;
(5) cooperate with higher education institutionsnew text begin or teacher educatorsnew text end ;
(6) provide facilities and other resources;
(7) share findings, materials, and techniques with other school districts; and
(8) retain teachers of color and teachers who are American Indian.
new text begin
(b) The Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board must give priority to
applications to fund programs to induct, mentor, and retain Tier 2 or Tier 3 teachers who
are of color or who are American Indian, and Tier 2 or Tier 3 teachers in licensure shortage
areas within the applicant's economic development region.
new text end
Subd. 4.
Additional funding.
Grant applicants must seek additional funding and
assistance from sources such as school districts, postsecondary institutions, foundations,
and the private sector.
Subd. 5.
Program implementation.
new text begin A grant recipient may use grant funds on
implementing activities over a period of time up to 24 months. new text end New and expanding
mentorship sites that receive a board grant under subdivision 2 to design, develop, implement,
and evaluate their program must participate in activities that support program development
and implementation.
Subd. 6.
Report.
By deleted text begin Junedeleted text end new text begin Septembernew text end 30 of each year after receiving a grant, recipients
must submit a report to the Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board on program
efforts that describes mentoring and induction activities and assesses the impact of these
programs on teacher effectiveness and retention.new text begin The board must publish a summary report
for the public and submit the report to the committees of the legislature with jurisdiction
over kindergarten through grade 12 education policy and finance in accordance with section
3.302 by November 30 of each year.
new text end
Sec. 14.
Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 122A.73, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
Subd. 2.
Grow Your Own district programs.
(a) A school districtnew text begin , charter school,
cooperative unit under section 123A.24, subdivision 2, or Head Start program under section
119A.50new text end may apply for a grant deleted text begin fordeleted text end new text begin to partner withnew text end a Professional Educator Licensing and
Standards Board-approved teacher preparation programnew text begin at the undergraduate or
postbaccalaureate level. Partnerships may also include associate's degree-granting institutions
to support students in early childhood or education programs that have transfer agreements
with board-approved preparation programs at colleges or universitiesnew text end . The grant recipient
must use at least 80 percent of grant funds to provide tuition scholarships or stipends to
enable school district employees or community members affiliated with a school district,
who are of color or American Indian and who seek a teaching license, to participate in the
teacher preparation program.
(b) A district using grant funds under this subdivision to provide financial support to
teacher candidates may require a commitment as determined by the district to teach in the
district for a reasonable amount of time that does not exceed five years.
new text begin
(c) The maximum grant award under this subdivision is $850,000. The commissioner
may consider the number of participants a grant recipient intends to support when determining
a grant amount.
new text end
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective July 1, 2024.
new text end
Sec. 15.
Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 122A.73, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
Subd. 3.
Grants for programs serving secondary school students.
(a) deleted text begin In addition to
grants for developing and offering dual-credit postsecondary course options in schools for
"Introduction to Teaching" or "Introduction to Education" courses under section 124D.09,
subdivision 10,deleted text end A school district or charter school may apply for grants under this section
to offer other innovative programs that encourage secondary school students, especially
students of color and American Indian students, to pursue teaching. To be eligible for a
grant under this subdivision, deleted text begin a school district or charter schooldeleted text end new text begin an applicantnew text end must ensure
that the aggregate percentage of secondary school students of color and American Indian
students participating in the program is equal to or greater than the aggregate percentage of
students of color and American Indian students in the school district deleted text begin ordeleted text end new text begin ,new text end charter schoolnew text begin , or
cooperative unitnew text end .
(b) A grant recipient must use grant funds awarded under this subdivision for:
(1) supporting future teacher clubs or service-learning opportunities that provide middle
and high school students with experiential learning that supports the success of younger
students or peers and increases students' interest in pursuing a teaching career;
new text begin
(2) developing and offering postsecondary enrollment options for "Introduction to
Teaching" or "Introduction to Education" courses consistent with section 124D.09,
subdivision 10, that meet degree requirements for teacher licensure;
new text end
deleted text begin (2)deleted text end new text begin (3)new text end providing direct support, including wrap-around services, for students who are
of color or American Indian to enroll and be successful in postsecondary enrollment options
courses under section 124D.09 that would meet degree requirements for teacher licensure;
or
deleted text begin (3)deleted text end new text begin (4)new text end offering scholarships to graduating high school students who are of color or
American Indian to enroll in board-approved undergraduate teacher preparation programs
at a college or university in Minnesota.
new text begin
(c) The maximum grant award under this subdivision is $500,000. The commissioner
may consider the number of participants a grant recipient intends to support when determining
a grant amount.
new text end
Sec. 16.
Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 123B.147, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
Subd. 3.
Duties; evaluation.
(a) The principal shall provide administrative, supervisory,
and instructional leadership services, under the supervision of the superintendent of schools
of the district and according to the policies, rules, and regulations of the school board, for
the planning, management, operation, and evaluation of the education program of the building
or buildings to which the principal is assigned.
(b) To enhance a principal'snew text begin culturally responsivenew text end leadership skills and support and
improve teaching practices, school performance, and student achievement for diverse student
populations, including at-risk students, children with disabilities, English learners, and gifted
students, among others, a district must develop and implement a performance-based system
for annually evaluating school principals assigned to supervise a school building within the
district. The evaluation must be designed to improve teaching and learning by supporting
the principal in shaping the school's professional environment and developing teacher
quality, performance, and effectiveness. The annual evaluation must:
(1) support and improve a principal's instructional leadership, organizational management,
and professional development, and strengthen the principal's capacity in the areas of
instruction, supervision, evaluation, and teacher development;
new text begin
(2) support and improve a principal's culturally responsive leadership practices that
create inclusive and respectful teaching and learning environments for all students, families,
and employees;
new text end
deleted text begin (2)deleted text end new text begin (3)new text end include formative and summative evaluations based on multiple measures of
student progress toward career and college readiness;
deleted text begin (3)deleted text end new text begin (4)new text end be consistent with a principal's job description, a district's long-term plans and
goals, and the principal's own professional multiyear growth plans and goals, all of which
must support the principal's leadership behaviors and practices, rigorous curriculum, school
performance, and high-quality instruction;
deleted text begin (4)deleted text end new text begin (5)new text end include on-the-job observations and previous evaluations;
deleted text begin (5)deleted text end new text begin (6)new text end allow surveys to help identify a principal's effectiveness, leadership skills and
processes, and strengths and weaknesses in exercising leadership in pursuit of school success;
deleted text begin (6)deleted text end new text begin (7)new text end use longitudinal data on student academic growth as 35 percent of the evaluation
and incorporate district achievement goals and targets;
deleted text begin (7)deleted text end new text begin (8)new text end be linked to professional development that emphasizes improved teaching and
learning, curriculum and instruction, student learning, new text begin culturally responsive leadership
practices, new text end and a collaborative professional culture; and
deleted text begin (8)deleted text end new text begin (9)new text end for principals not meeting standards of professional practice or other criteria
under this subdivision, implement a plan to improve the principal's performance and specify
the procedure and consequence if the principal's performance is not improved.
The provisions of this paragraph are intended to provide districts with sufficient flexibility
to accommodate district needs and goals related to developing, supporting, and evaluating
principals.
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective July 1, 2024.
new text end
Sec. 17.
new text begin
[124D.901] STUDENT SUPPORT PERSONNEL AID.
new text end
new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end
new text begin Definitions. new text end
new text begin
For the purposes of this section, the following terms have
the meanings given:
new text end
new text begin
(1) "new position" means a student support services personnel full-time or part-time
position not under contract by a school district, charter school, or cooperative unit at the
start of the 2022-2023 school year;
new text end
new text begin
(2) "part-time position" means a student support services personnel position less than
1.0 full-time equivalent at the start of the 2022-2023 school year;
new text end
new text begin
(3) "American Rescue Plan Act" means the federal American Rescue Plan Act of 2021,
Public Law 117-2, that awarded funds; and
new text end
new text begin
(4) "student support services personnel" means an individual licensed to serve as a school
counselor, school psychologist, school social worker, school nurse, or chemical dependency
counselor in Minnesota.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 2. new text end
new text begin Purpose. new text end
new text begin
The purpose of student support personnel aid is to:
new text end
new text begin
(1) address shortages of student support services personnel within Minnesota schools;
new text end
new text begin
(2) decrease caseloads for existing student support services personnel to ensure effective
services;
new text end
new text begin
(3) ensure that students receive effective student support services and integrated and
comprehensive services to improve prekindergarten through grade 12 academic, physical,
social, and emotional outcomes supporting career and college readiness and effective school
mental health services;
new text end
new text begin
(4) ensure that student support services personnel serve within the scope and practice
of their training and licensure;
new text end
new text begin
(5) fully integrate learning supports, instruction, assessment, data-based decision making,
and family and community engagement within a comprehensive approach that facilitates
interdisciplinary collaboration; and
new text end
new text begin
(6) improve student health, school safety, and school climate to support academic success
and career and college readiness.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 3. new text end
new text begin Student support personnel aid. new text end
new text begin
(a) The initial student support personnel aid
for fiscal year 2024 and fiscal year 2025 for a school district equals the greater of $24 times
the adjusted pupil units at the district for the current fiscal year or $25,000. The initial
student support personnel aid for fiscal year 2026 and later for a school district equals the
greater of $44 times the adjusted pupil units at the district for the current fiscal year or
$60,000. The initial student support personnel aid for fiscal year 2024 and fiscal year 2025
for a charter school equals $22 times the adjusted pupil units at the charter school for the
current fiscal year. The initial student support personnel aid for fiscal year 2026 and later
for a charter school equals $40 times the adjusted pupil units at the charter school for the
current fiscal year.
new text end
new text begin
(b) The cooperative student support personnel aid for fiscal year 2024 and fiscal year
2025 for a school district that is a member of an intermediate school district or other
cooperative unit that enrolls students equals $2 times the adjusted pupil units at the member
district for the current fiscal year. The cooperative student support personnel aid for fiscal
year 2026 and later for a school district that is a member of an intermediate school district
or other cooperative unit that enrolls students equals $4 times the adjusted pupil units at the
member district for the current fiscal year. If a district is a member of more than one
cooperative unit that enrolls students, the revenue must be allocated among the cooperative
units.
new text end
new text begin
(c) Notwithstanding paragraphs (a) and (b), the student support personnel aid must not
exceed the district's or cooperative unit's actual expenditure according to the approved plan
under subdivision 3.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 4. new text end
new text begin Allowed uses. new text end
new text begin
(a) Aid under this section must be used to hire new positions
for student support services personnel or increase a current position that is less than 1.0
full-time equivalent to a greater number of service hours or make permanent a position hired
using onetime resources awarded through the American Rescue Plan Act, or to maintain a
position that would otherwise be eliminated.
new text end
new text begin
(b) Cooperative student support personnel aid must be transferred to the intermediate
district or other cooperative unit of which the district is a member and used to hire new
positions for student support services personnel or increase a current position that is less
than 1.0 full-time equivalent to a greater number of service hours or make permanent a
position hired using onetime resources awarded through the federal American Rescue Plan
Act at the intermediate district or cooperative unit.
new text end
new text begin
(c) If a school district, charter school, or cooperative unit does not receive at least two
applications and is not able to hire a new full-time equivalent position with student support
personnel aid, the aid may be used for contracted services from individuals licensed to serve
as a school counselor, school psychologist, school social worker, school nurse, or chemical
dependency counselor in Minnesota.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 5. new text end
new text begin Report required. new text end
new text begin
By February 1 following any fiscal year in which student
support personnel aid was received, a school district, charter school, or cooperative unit
must submit a written report to the commissioner indicating how the new position affected
two or more of the following measures:
new text end
new text begin
(1) school climate;
new text end
new text begin
(2) student health;
new text end
new text begin
(3) attendance rates;
new text end
new text begin
(4) academic achievement;
new text end
new text begin
(5) career and college readiness; and
new text end
new text begin
(6) postsecondary completion rates.
new text end
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2024 and later.
new text end
Sec. 18. new text begin APPROPRIATIONS; DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.
new text end
new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end
new text begin Department of Education. new text end
new text begin
The sums indicated in this section are
appropriated from the general fund to the Department of Education for the fiscal year
designated.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 2. new text end
new text begin Agricultural educator grants. new text end
new text begin
(a) For agricultural educator grants under Laws
2017, First Special Session chapter 5, article 2, section 51:
new text end
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
250,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2024 new text end |
|
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
250,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2025 new text end |
new text begin
(b) Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 3. new text end
new text begin Alternative teacher compensation aid. new text end
new text begin
(a) For alternative teacher compensation
aid under Minnesota Statutes, section 122A.415, subdivision 4:
new text end
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
88,443,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2024 new text end |
|
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
88,430,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2025 new text end |
new text begin
(b) The 2024 appropriation includes $8,824,000 for fiscal year 2023 and $79,619,000
for fiscal year 2024.
new text end
new text begin
(c) The 2025 appropriation includes $8,847,000 for fiscal year 2024 and $79,583,000
for fiscal year 2025.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 4. new text end
new text begin Come Teach in Minnesota hiring bonuses. new text end
new text begin
(a) For the Come Teach in
Minnesota hiring bonuses pilot program under Minnesota Statutes, section 122A.59:
new text end
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
200,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2024 new text end |
|
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
400,000 new text end |
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2025 new text end |
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(b) The department may use up to $30,000 of the appropriation amount to administer
and improve the program under this subdivision.
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(c) This appropriation is subject to the requirements under Minnesota Statutes, section
122A.59, subdivision 5.
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(d) The base for fiscal year 2026 and later is $400,000.
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new text begin Subd. 5. new text end
new text begin Closing educational opportunity gaps grants. new text end
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(a) To support schools in their
efforts to close opportunity gaps under Minnesota Statutes, section 120B.113:
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$ new text end |
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4,000,000 new text end |
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2024 new text end |
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$ new text end |
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4,000,000 new text end |
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2025 new text end |
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(b) The department may retain up to five percent of this appropriation to administer the
grant program.
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new text begin Subd. 6. new text end
new text begin Coalition to Increase Teachers of Color and American Indian Teachers. new text end
new text begin
(a)
For a grant to the Coalition to Increase Teachers of Color and American Indian Teachers
in Minnesota for nonlobbying activities and general operating expenses that support the
recruitment and retention of racially and ethnically diverse teachers underrepresented in the
state's workforce:
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$ new text end |
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100,000 new text end |
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..... new text end |
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2024 new text end |
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$ new text end |
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100,000 new text end |
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2025 new text end |
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(b) Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.
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new text begin Subd. 7. new text end
new text begin Expanded concurrent enrollment grants. new text end
new text begin
(a) For grants to institutions offering
"Introduction to Teaching" or "Introduction to Education" courses under Minnesota Statutes,
section 124D.09, subdivision 10, paragraph (b):
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$ new text end |
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500,000 new text end |
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..... new text end |
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2024 new text end |
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$ new text end |
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500,000 new text end |
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2025 new text end |
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(b) Up to five percent of the grant amount is available for grant administration and
monitoring.
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(c) Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 8. new text end
new text begin Grow Your Own pathways to teacher licensure grants. new text end
new text begin
(a) For grants to
develop, continue, or expand Grow Your Own new teacher programs under Minnesota
Statutes, section 122A.73, to develop a teaching workforce that more closely reflects the
state's increasingly diverse student population and ensure all students have equitable access
to effective and diverse teachers:
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$ new text end |
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32,500,000 new text end |
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2024 new text end |
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$ new text end |
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32,500,000 new text end |
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(b) Of the amounts in paragraph (a), $1,500,000 each year is for grants to early childhood
educator programs.
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(c) Of the amounts in paragraph (a), at least $3,000,000 each year is for teacher residency
programs under Minnesota Statutes, section 122A.68, subdivision 3.
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(d) This appropriation is subject to the requirements under Minnesota Statutes, section
122A.73, subdivision 5.
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(e) The base for fiscal year 2026 and later is $32,500,000.
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new text begin Subd. 9. new text end
new text begin Minnesota Indian teacher training program grants. new text end
new text begin
(a) For joint grants to
assist American Indian people to become teachers under Minnesota Statutes, section 122A.63:
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$ new text end |
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700,000 new text end |
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$ new text end |
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700,000 new text end |
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2025 new text end |
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(b) The department may use up to five percent of the appropriation amount to administer
the grant program.
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new text begin Subd. 10. new text end
new text begin Reimbursements for teacher licensing and exam fees. new text end
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(a) For reducing
financial burdens for aspiring teachers by funding costs associated with Minnesota teacher
licensing exams and first professional teacher license fees for newly graduated teachers:
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$ new text end |
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1,400,000 new text end |
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..... new text end |
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2024 new text end |
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$ new text end |
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(b) The commissioner must establish a process for newly licensed teachers to be
reimbursed for expenses related to:
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(1) application fees to the board for initial licensure; and
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(2) exam fees for required licensure exams to obtain a teaching license in Minnesota.
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(c) Up to $50,000 is available for administration, including contracts.
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(d) This is a onetime appropriation and is available until June 30, 2027.
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new text begin Subd. 11. new text end
new text begin Statewide concurrent enrollment teacher training program. new text end
new text begin
(a) For the
concurrent enrollment teacher partnership under Minnesota Statutes, section 122A.76:
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$ new text end |
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375,000 new text end |
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2024 new text end |
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$ new text end |
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375,000 new text end |
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2025 new text end |
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(b) Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.
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new text begin Subd. 12. new text end
new text begin Statewide teacher mentoring program. new text end
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(a) For a statewide teacher induction
and mentoring program:
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$ new text end |
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9,940,000 new text end |
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2024 new text end |
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$ new text end |
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(b) Funds may be used for:
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(1) competitive grants to Minnesota regional partners, including institutions of higher
education, regional service cooperatives, other district or charter collaboratives, and
professional organizations, to provide mentoring supports for new teachers, on-the-ground
training, technical assistance, and networks or communities of practice for local new teachers,
districts, and charter schools to implement Minnesota's induction model;
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(2) competitive grants to school districts to fund Teacher of Record mentorships to Tier
1 special education teachers, including training and supervision; and
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(3) contracts with national content experts and research collaboratives to assist in
developing Minnesota's induction model, to provide ongoing training to mentors and
principals, and to evaluate the program over time.
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(c) This is a onetime appropriation and is available until June 30, 2027.
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new text begin Subd. 13. new text end
new text begin Student support personnel. new text end
new text begin
(a) To address shortages of school support
personnel services that benefit children and young people's social, emotional, and physical
health through strategies to fund additional positions within early childhood systems, public
schools, and the Department of Education, and to implement a workforce development
initiative:
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$ new text end |
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(b) Of this amount, $2,400,000 each year is to fund a workforce development initiative
to increase the number of student support personnel each year.
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(c) Of this amount, $150,000 each year is to fund a school mental health service lead at
the Department of Education.
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new text begin Subd. 14. new text end
new text begin Student support personnel aid. new text end
new text begin
(a) For aid to support schools in addressing
students' social, emotional, and physical health under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.901:
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$ new text end |
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$ new text end |
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25,990,000 new text end |
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(b) The 2024 appropriation includes $0 for 2023 and $23,432,000 for 2024.
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(c) The 2025 appropriation includes $2,604,000 for 2024 and $23,386,000 for 2025.
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Sec. 19. new text begin APPROPRIATIONS; PROFESSIONAL EDUCATOR LICENSING AND
STANDARDS BOARD.
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new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end
new text begin Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board. new text end
new text begin
The sum
indicated in this section is appropriated from the general fund to the Professional Educator
Licensing and Standards Board for the fiscal year designated.
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new text begin Subd. 2. new text end
new text begin Collaborative urban and greater Minnesota educators of color grants. new text end
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(a)
For collaborative urban and greater Minnesota educators of color competitive grants under
Minnesota Statutes, section 122A.635:
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$ new text end |
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5,530,000 new text end |
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$ new text end |
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5,350,000 new text end |
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(b) The board may retain up to $100,000 of the appropriation amount to monitor and
administer the grant program.
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(c) Any balance does not cancel but is available in the following fiscal year.
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(d) The base for fiscal year 2026 and later is $5,350,000.
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new text begin Subd. 3. new text end
new text begin Heritage language and culture teachers. new text end
new text begin
To support an additional licensure
pathway program for heritage language and culture teachers under Minnesota Statutes,
section 122A.631, including funding for a portfolio liaison and funding for substitute teachers
on meeting days, portfolio fees, licensure fees, and licensure exam fees for 50 program
participants:
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$ new text end |
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208,000 new text end |
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2024 new text end |
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$ new text end |
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208,000 new text end |
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2025 new text end |
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new text begin
Mentoring, induction, and retention incentive program grants for teachers
of color.
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(a) To develop and expand mentoring, induction, and retention programs designed
for teachers of color or American Indian teachers under Minnesota Statutes, section 122A.70:
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$ new text end |
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3,496,000 new text end |
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$ new text end |
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(b) Any balance does not cancel but is available in the following fiscal year.
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(c) The base for fiscal year 2026 and later is $3,496,000, of which at least $2,500,000
each fiscal year is for grants to develop and expand mentoring, induction, and retention
programs designed for teachers of color or American Indian teachers.
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(d) The board may retain up to three percent of the appropriation amount to monitor and
administer the grant program.
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new text begin Subd. 5. new text end
new text begin
Reports on increasing percentage of teachers of color and American Indian
teachers.
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new text begin
(a) For a full-time equivalent employee to complete reports on state-funded
programs to increase the percentage of teachers of color and American Indian teachers in
Minnesota schools in accordance with Minnesota Statutes, section 120B.117, and process
reports under Minnesota Statutes, sections 122A.40, subdivision 3, and 122A.41, subdivision
16:
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20,000 new text end |
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$ new text end |
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(b) The base for fiscal year 2026 and later is $0.
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new text begin Subd. 6. new text end
new text begin Teacher recruitment marketing campaign. new text end
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(a) To develop two contracts to
develop and implement an outreach and marketing campaign under this subdivision:
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(b) The Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board must issue a request for
proposals to develop and implement an outreach and marketing campaign to elevate the
profession and recruit teachers, especially teachers of color and American Indian teachers.
Outreach efforts should include and support current and former Teacher of the Year finalists
interested in being recruitment fellows to encourage prospective educators throughout the
state.
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(c) The outreach and marketing campaign must focus on increasing interest in teaching
in Minnesota public schools for the following individuals:
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(1) high school and college students of color or American Indian students who have not
chosen a career path; or
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new text begin
(2) adults from racial or ethnic groups underrepresented in the teacher workforce who
may be seeking to change careers.
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(d) The board must award two $250,000 grants each year to firms or organizations that
demonstrate capacity to reach wide and varied audiences of prospective teachers based on
a work plan with quarterly deliverables. Preferences should be given to firms or organizations
that are led by people of color and that have people of color working on the campaign with
a proven record of success. The grant recipients must recognize current pathways or programs
to become a teacher and must partner with educators, schools, institutions, and racially
diverse communities. The grant recipients are encouraged to provide in-kind contributions
or seek funds from nonstate sources to supplement the grant award.
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(e) The board may use no more than three percent of the appropriation amount to
administer the program under this subdivision, and may have an interagency agreement
with the Department of Education including transfer of funds to help administer the program.
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(f) Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.
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ARTICLE 5
SPECIAL EDUCATION
Section 1.
Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 120A.20, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
Subdivision 1.
Age limitations; pupils.
(a) All schools supported in whole or in part
by state funds are public schools. Admission to a public school is free to any person who:
(1) resides within the district that operates the school; (2) is under 21 years of age or who
meets the requirements of paragraph (c); and (3) satisfies the minimum age requirements
imposed by this section. Notwithstanding the provisions of any law to the contrary, the
conduct of all students under 21 years of age attending a public secondary school is governed
by a single set of reasonable rules and regulations promulgated by the school board.
(b) A person shall not be admitted to a public school (1) as a kindergarten pupil, unless
the pupil is at least five years of age on September 1 of the calendar year in which the school
year for which the pupil seeks admission commences; or (2) as a 1st grade student, unless
the pupil is at least six years of age on September 1 of the calendar year in which the school
year for which the pupil seeks admission commences or has completed kindergarten; except
that any school board may establish a policy for admission of selected pupils at an earlier
age under section 124D.02.
(c) A pupil who becomes age 21 after enrollment is eligible for continued free public
school enrollment until at least one of the following occurs: (1) the first September 1 after
the pupil's 21st birthday; (2) the pupil's completion of the graduation requirements; (3) the
pupil's withdrawal with no subsequent enrollment within 21 calendar days; deleted text begin ordeleted text end (4) the end
of the school yearnew text begin ; or (5) in the case of a student with a disability as defined under section
125A.02, the pupil's 22nd birthdaynew text end .
Sec. 2.
Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 121A.41, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
Subd. 7.
Pupil.
(a) "Pupil" means any student:
(1) without a disability under 21 years of age; or
(2) with a disability under deleted text begin 21deleted text end new text begin 22new text end years old who has not received a regular high school
diploma deleted text begin or for a child with a disability who becomes 21 years old during the school year
but has not received a regular high school diploma, until the end of that school yeardeleted text end ; and
(3) who remains eligible to attend a public elementary or secondary school.
(b) A "student with a disability" or a "pupil with a disability" has the same meaning as
a "child with a disability" under section 125A.02.
Sec. 3.
Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 122A.31, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
Subdivision 1.
Requirements for American sign language/English interpreters.
(a)
In addition to any other requirements that a school district establishes, any person employed
to provide American sign language/English interpreting or sign transliterating services on
a full-time or part-time basis for a school district after July 1, 2000, must:
(1) hold current interpreter deleted text begin anddeleted text end new text begin ornew text end transliterator certificates awarded by the Registry of
Interpreters for the Deaf (RID), or the general level interpreter proficiency certificate awarded
by the National Association of the Deaf (NAD), or a comparable state certification from
the commissioner of educationdeleted text begin ;deleted text end new text begin ,new text end and
deleted text begin (2)deleted text end satisfactorily complete an interpreter/transliterator training program affiliated with
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(2) hold a certified deaf interpreter certification issued by RID.
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(b) New graduates of an interpreter/transliterator program affiliated with an accredited
education institutionnew text begin or certified deaf interpreters who hold a certification issued by RIDnew text end
shall be granted a two-year provisional certificate by the commissioner. During the two-year
provisional period, the interpreter/transliterator must develop and implement an education
plan in collaboration with a mentor under paragraph (c).
(c) A mentor of a provisionally certified interpreter/transliterator must be an
interpreter/transliterator who has either NAD level IV or V certification or RID certified
interpreter and certified transliterator certification and have at least three years new text begin of
new text end interpreting/transliterating experience in any educational setting. The mentor, in collaboration
with the provisionally certified interpreter/transliterator, shall develop and implement an
education plan designed to meet the requirements of paragraph (a), clause (1), and include
a weekly on-site mentoring process.
(d) Consistent with the requirements of this paragraph, a person holding a provisional
certificate may apply to the commissioner for one time-limited extension. The commissioner,
in consultation with the Commission of the Deaf, DeafBlind and Hard of Hearing, must
grant the person a time-limited extension of the provisional certificate based on the following
documentation:
(1) letters of support from the person's mentor, a parent of a pupil the person serves, the
special education director of the district in which the person is employed, and a representative
from the regional service center of the deaf and hard-of-hearing;
(2) records of the person's formal education, training, experience, and progress on the
person's education plan; and
(3) an explanation of why the extension is needed.
As a condition of receiving the extension, the person must comply with a plan and the
accompanying deleted text begin time linedeleted text end new text begin timelinenew text end for meeting the requirements of this subdivision. A
committee composed of the deaf and hard-of-hearing state specialist, a representative of
the Minnesota Association of Deaf Citizens, a representative of the Minnesota Registry of
Interpreters deleted text begin ofdeleted text end new text begin fornew text end the Deaf, and other appropriate deleted text begin personsdeleted text end new text begin committee membersnew text end selected by
the commissioner must develop the plan and deleted text begin time linedeleted text end new text begin timelinenew text end for the person receiving the
extension.
(e) A school district may employ only an interpreter/transliterator who has been certified
under paragraph (a) or (b), or for whom a time-limited extension has been granted under
paragraph (d).
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(f) An interpreter who meets the requirements of paragraph (a) is "essential personnel"
as defined in section 125A.76, subdivision 1.
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Sec. 4.
Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 123B.92, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
Subdivision 1.
Definitions.
For purposes of this section and section 125A.76, the terms
defined in this subdivision have the meanings given to them.
(a) "Actual expenditure per pupil transported in the regular and excess transportation
categories" means the quotient obtained by dividing:
(1) the sum of:
(i) all expenditures for transportation in the regular category, as defined in paragraph
(b), clause (1), and the excess category, as defined in paragraph (b), clause (2), plus
(ii) an amount equal to one year's depreciation on the district's school bus fleet and
mobile units computed on a straight line basis at the rate of 15 percent per year for districts
operating a program under section 124D.128 for grades 1 to 12 for all students in the district
and 12-1/2 percent per year for other districts of the cost of the fleet, plus
(iii) an amount equal to one year's depreciation on the district's type III vehicles, as
defined in section 169.011, subdivision 71, which must be used a majority of the time for
pupil transportation purposes, computed on a straight line basis at the rate of 20 percent per
year of the cost of the type three school buses by:
(2) the number of pupils eligible for transportation in the regular category, as defined
in paragraph (b), clause (1), and the excess category, as defined in paragraph (b), clause
(2).
(b) "Transportation category" means a category of transportation service provided to
pupils as follows:
(1) Regular transportation is:
(i) transportation to and from school during the regular school year for resident elementary
pupils residing one mile or more from the public or nonpublic school they attend, and
resident secondary pupils residing two miles or more from the public or nonpublic school
they attend, excluding desegregation transportation and noon kindergarten transportation;
but with respect to transportation of pupils to and from nonpublic schools, only to the extent
permitted by sections 123B.84 to 123B.87;
(ii) transportation of resident pupils to and from language immersion programs;
(iii) transportation of a pupil who is a custodial parent and that pupil's child between the
pupil's home and the child care provider and between the provider and the school, if the
home and provider are within the attendance area of the school;
(iv) transportation to and from or board and lodging in another district, of resident pupils
of a district without a secondary school;
(v) transportation to and from school during the regular school year required under
subdivision 3 for nonresident elementary pupils when the distance from the attendance area
border to the public school is one mile or more, and for nonresident secondary pupils when
the distance from the attendance area border to the public school is two miles or more,
excluding desegregation transportation and noon kindergarten transportation; and
(vi) transportation of pregnant or parenting pupils to and from a program that was
established on or before January 1, 2018, or that is in operation on or after July 1, 2021,
that provides:
(A) academic instruction;
(B) at least four hours per week of parenting instruction; and
(C) high-quality child care on site during the education day with the capacity to serve
all children of enrolled pupils.
For the purposes of this paragraph, a district may designate a licensed day care facility,
school day care facility, respite care facility, the residence of a relative, or the residence of
a person or other location chosen by the pupil's parent or guardian, or an after-school program
for children operated by a political subdivision of the state, as the home of a pupil for part
or all of the day, if requested by the pupil's parent or guardian, and if that facility, residence,
or program is within the attendance area of the school the pupil attends.
(2) Excess transportation is:
(i) transportation to and from school during the regular school year for resident secondary
pupils residing at least one mile but less than two miles from the public or nonpublic school
they attend, and transportation to and from school for resident pupils residing less than one
mile from school who are transported because of full-service school zones, extraordinary
traffic, drug, or crime hazards; and
(ii) transportation to and from school during the regular school year required under
subdivision 3 for nonresident secondary pupils when the distance from the attendance area
border to the school is at least one mile but less than two miles from the public school they
attend, and for nonresident pupils when the distance from the attendance area border to the
school is less than one mile from the school and who are transported because of full-service
school zones, extraordinary traffic, drug, or crime hazards.
(3) Desegregation transportation is transportation within and outside of the district during
the regular school year of pupils to and from schools located outside their normal attendance
areas under a plan for desegregation mandated by the commissioner or under court order.
(4) "Transportation services for pupils with disabilities" is:
(i) transportation of pupils with disabilities who cannot be transported on a regular school
bus between home or a respite care facility and school;
(ii) necessary transportation of pupils with disabilities from home or from school to
other buildings, including centers such as developmental achievement centers, hospitals,
and treatment centers where special instruction or services required by sections 125A.03 to
125A.24, 125A.26 to 125A.48, and 125A.65 are provided, within or outside the district
where services are provided;
(iii) necessary transportation for resident pupils with disabilities required by sections
125A.12, and 125A.26 to 125A.48;
(iv) board and lodging for pupils with disabilities in a district maintaining special classes;
(v) transportation from one educational facility to another within the district for resident
pupils enrolled on a shared-time basis in educational programs, and necessary transportation
required by sections 125A.18, and 125A.26 to 125A.48, for resident pupils with disabilities
who are provided special instruction and services on a shared-time basis or if resident pupils
are not transported, the costs of necessary travel between public and private schools or
neutral instructional sites by essential personnel employed by the district's program for
children with a disability;
(vi) transportation for resident pupils with disabilities to and from board and lodging
facilities when the pupil is boarded and lodged for educational purposes;
(vii) transportation of pupils for a curricular field trip activity on a school bus equipped
with a power lift when the power lift is required by a student's disability or section 504 plan;
and
(viii) services described in clauses (i) to (vii), when provided for pupils with disabilities
in conjunction with a summer instructional program that relates to the pupil's individualized
education program or in conjunction with a learning year program established under section
124D.128.
For purposes of computing special education initial aid under section 125A.76, the cost
of providing transportation for children with disabilities includes (A) the additional cost of
transporting a student in a shelter care facility as defined in section 260C.007, subdivision
30, new text begin a student placed in a family foster home as defined in section 260C.007, subdivision
16b, new text end a homeless student in another district to the school of origin, or a formerly homeless
student from a permanent home in another district to the school of origin but only through
the end of the academic year; and (B) depreciation on district-owned school buses purchased
after July 1, 2005, and used primarily for transportation of pupils with disabilities, calculated
according to paragraph (a), clauses (ii) and (iii). Depreciation costs included in the disabled
transportation category must be excluded in calculating the actual expenditure per pupil
transported in the regular and excess transportation categories according to paragraph (a).
For purposes of subitem (A), a school district may transport a child who does not have a
school of origin to the same school attended by that child's sibling, if the siblings are homeless
or in a shelter care facility.
(5) "Nonpublic nonregular transportation" is:
(i) transportation from one educational facility to another within the district for resident
pupils enrolled on a shared-time basis in educational programs, excluding transportation
for nonpublic pupils with disabilities under clause (4);
(ii) transportation within district boundaries between a nonpublic school and a public
school or a neutral site for nonpublic school pupils who are provided pupil support services
pursuant to section 123B.44; and
(iii) late transportation home from school or between schools within a district for
nonpublic school pupils involved in after-school activities.
(c) "Mobile unit" means a vehicle or trailer designed to provide facilities for educational
programs and services, including diagnostic testing, guidance and counseling services, and
health services. A mobile unit located off nonpublic school premises is a neutral site as
defined in section 123B.41, subdivision 13.
Sec. 5.
Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 124D.128, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
Subd. 2.
Commissioner designation.
(a) A state-approved alternative program designated
by the state must be a site. A state-approved alternative program must provide services to
students who meet the criteria in section 124D.68 and who are enrolled in:
(1) a district that is served by the state-approved alternative program; or
(2) a charter school located within the geographic boundaries of a district that is served
by the state-approved alternative program.
(b) To be designated, a state-approved alternative program must demonstrate to the
commissioner that it will:
(1) provide a program of instruction that permits pupils to receive instruction throughout
the entire year; and
(2) develop and maintain a separate record system that, for purposes of section 126C.05,
permits identification of membership attributable to pupils participating in the program.
The record system and identification must ensure that the program will not have the effect
of increasing the total average daily membership attributable to an individual pupil as a
result of a learning year program. The record system must include the date the pupil originally
enrolled in a learning year program, the pupil's grade level, the date of each grade promotion,
the average daily membership generated in each grade level, the number of credits or
standards earned, and the number needed to graduate.
(c) A student who has not completed a school district's graduation requirements may
continue to enroll in courses the student must complete in order to graduate until the student
satisfies the district's graduation requirements or the student is 21 years old, whichever
comes first.new text begin A student with a disability as set forth in section 125A.02 may continue to
enroll in courses until the student graduates with a regular high school diploma or the student
is 22 years old, whichever comes first.
new text end
Sec. 6.
Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 124D.68, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
Subd. 2.
Eligible pupils.
(a) A pupil under the age of 21 or who meets the requirements
of section 120A.20, subdivision 1, paragraph (c), is eligible to participate in the graduation
incentives program, if the pupil:
(1) performs substantially below the performance level for pupils of the same age in a
locally determined achievement test;
(2) is behind in satisfactorily completing coursework or obtaining credits for graduation;
(3) is pregnant or is a parent;
(4) has been assessed as having substance use disorder;
(5) has been excluded or expelled according to sections 121A.40 to 121A.56;
(6) has been referred by a school district for enrollment in an eligible program or a
program pursuant to section 124D.69;
(7) is a victim of physical or sexual abuse;
(8) has experienced mental health problems;
(9) has experienced homelessness sometime within six months before requesting a
transfer to an eligible program;
(10) speaks English as a second language or is an English learner;
(11) has withdrawn from school or has been chronically truant; or
(12) is being treated in a hospital in the seven-county metropolitan area for cancer or
other life threatening illness or is the sibling of an eligible pupil who is being currently
treated, and resides with the pupil's family at least 60 miles beyond the outside boundary
of the seven-county metropolitan area.
(b) A pupil otherwise qualifying under paragraph (a) who is at least 21 years of age and
not yet 22 years of age, and is an English learner with an interrupted formal education
according to section 124D.59, subdivision 2a, new text begin or is a pupil with a disability as set forth in
section 125A.02, new text end is eligible to participate in the graduation incentives program under section
124D.68 and in concurrent enrollment courses offered under section 124D.09, subdivision
10, and is funded in the same manner as other pupils under this section.
Sec. 7.
Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 125A.03, is amended to read:
125A.03 SPECIAL INSTRUCTION FOR CHILDREN WITH A DISABILITY.
(a) As defined in paragraph (b), every district must provide special instruction and
services, either within the district or in another district, for all children with a disability,
including providing required services under Code of Federal Regulations, title 34, section
300.121, paragraph (d), to those children suspended or expelled from school for more than
ten school days in that school year, who are residents of the district and who are disabled
as set forth in section 125A.02. For purposes of state and federal special education laws,
the phrase "special instruction and services" in the state Education Code means a free and
appropriate public education provided to an eligible child with disabilities. "Free appropriate
public education" means special education and related services that:
(1) are provided at public expense, under public supervision and direction, and without
charge;
(2) meet the standards of the state, including the requirements of the Individuals with
Disabilities Education Act, Part B or C;
(3) include an appropriate preschool, elementary school, or secondary school education;
and
(4) are provided to children ages three through 21 in conformity with an individualized
education program that meets the requirements of the Individuals with Disabilities Education
Act, subpart A, sections 300.320 to 300.324, and provided to infants and toddlers in
conformity with an individualized family service plan that meets the requirements of the
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, subpart A, sections 303.300 to 303.346.
(b) Notwithstanding any age limits in laws to the contrary, special instruction and services
must be provided from birth deleted text begin until July 1 after the child with a disability becomes 21 years
olddeleted text end new text begin until the child with a disability becomes 22 years oldnew text end but shall not extend beyond
secondary school or its equivalent, except as provided in section 124D.68, subdivision 2.
Local health, education, and social service agencies must refer children under age five who
are known to need or suspected of needing special instruction and services to the school
district. Districts with less than the minimum number of eligible children with a disability
as determined by the commissioner must cooperate with other districts to maintain a full
range of programs for education and services for children with a disability. This section
does not alter the compulsory attendance requirements of section 120A.22.
(c) At the board's discretion, a school district that participates in a reciprocity agreement
with a neighboring state under section 124D.041 may enroll and provide special instruction
and services to a child from an adjoining state whose family resides at a Minnesota address
as assigned by the United States Postal Service if the district has completed child
identification procedures for that child to determine the child's eligibility for special education
services, and the child has received developmental screening under sections 121A.16 to
121A.19.
Sec. 8.
Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 125A.08, is amended to read:
125A.08 INDIVIDUALIZED EDUCATION PROGRAMS.
(a) At the beginning of each school year, each school district shall have in effect, for
each child with a disability, an individualized education program.
(b) As defined in this section, every district must ensure the following:
(1) all students with disabilities are provided the special instruction and services which
are appropriate to their needs. Where the individualized education program team has
determined appropriate goals and objectives based on the student's needs, including the
extent to which the student can be included in the least restrictive environment, and where
there are essentially equivalent and effective instruction, related services, or assistive
technology devices available to meet the student's needs, cost to the district may be among
the factors considered by the team in choosing how to provide the appropriate services,
instruction, or devices that are to be made part of the student's individualized education
program. The individualized education program team shall consider and may authorize
services covered by medical assistance according to section 256B.0625, subdivision 26.
Before a school district evaluation team makes a determination of other health disability
under Minnesota Rules, part 3525.1335, subparts 1 and 2, item A, subitem (1), the evaluation
team must seek written documentation of the student's medically diagnosed chronic or acute
health condition signed by a licensed physician or a licensed health care provider acting
within the scope of the provider's practice. The student's needs and the special education
instruction and services to be provided must be agreed upon through the development of
an individualized education program. The program must address the student's need to develop
skills to live and work as independently as possible within the community. The individualized
education program team must consider positive behavioral interventions, strategies, and
supports that address behavior needs for children. During grade 9, the program must address
the student's needs for transition from secondary services to postsecondary education and
training, employment, community participation, recreation, and leisure and home living. In
developing the program, districts must inform parents of the full range of transitional goals
and related services that should be considered. The program must include a statement of
the needed transition services, including a statement of the interagency responsibilities or
linkages or both before secondary services are concluded. If the individualized education
program meets the plan components in section 120B.125, the individualized education
program satisfies the requirement and no additional transition plan is needed;
(2) children with a disability under age five and their families are provided special
instruction and services appropriate to the child's level of functioning and needs;
(3) children with a disability and their parents or guardians are guaranteed procedural
safeguards and the right to participate in decisions involving identification, assessment
including assistive technology assessment, and educational placement of children with a
disability;
(4) eligibility and needs of children with a disability are determined by an initial
evaluation or reevaluation, which may be completed using existing data under United States
Code, title 20, section 33, et seq.;
(5) to the maximum extent appropriate, children with a disability, including those in
public or private institutions or other care facilities, are educated with children who are not
disabled, and that special classes, separate schooling, or other removal of children with a
disability from the regular educational environment occurs only when and to the extent that
the nature or severity of the disability is such that education in regular classes with the use
of supplementary services cannot be achieved satisfactorily;
(6) in accordance with recognized professional standards, testing and evaluation materials,
and procedures used for the purposes of classification and placement of children with a
disability are selected and administered so as not to be racially or culturally discriminatory;
and
(7) the rights of the child are protected when the parents or guardians are not known or
not available, or the child is a ward of the state.
(c) For all paraprofessionals employed to work in programs whose role in part is to
provide direct support to students with disabilities, the school board in each district shall
ensure that:
(1) before or beginning at the time of employment, each paraprofessional must develop
sufficient knowledge and skills in emergency procedures, building orientation, roles and
responsibilities, confidentiality, vulnerability, and reportability, among other things, to begin
meeting the needs, especially disability-specific and behavioral needs, of the students with
whom the paraprofessional works;
new text begin
(2) before beginning work alone with an individual student with a disability, the assigned
paraprofessional must be either given paid time, or time during the school day, to review a
student's individualized education program or be briefed on the student's specific needs by
appropriate staff;
new text end
deleted text begin (2)deleted text end new text begin (3)new text end annual training opportunities are required to enable the paraprofessional to
continue to further develop the knowledge and skills that are specific to the students with
whom the paraprofessional works, including understanding disabilities, the unique and
individual needs of each student according to the student's disability and how the disability
affects the student's education and behavior, following lesson plans, and implementing
follow-up instructional procedures and activities; deleted text begin and
deleted text end
new text begin
(4) a minimum of 16 hours of paid orientation or professional development must be
provided annually to all paraprofessionals, Title I aides, and other instructional support
staff. Eight of the 16 hours must be completed before the first instructional day of the school
year or within 30 days of hire. The orientation or professional development must be relevant
to the employee's occupation and may include collaboration time with classroom teachers
and planning for the school year. For paraprofessionals who provide direct support to
students, at least 50 percent of the professional development or orientation must be dedicated
to meeting the requirements of this section. Professional development for paraprofessionals
may also address the requirements of section 120B.363, subdivision 3. A school administrator
must provide an annual certification of compliance with this requirement to the commissioner.
The annual certification must include the prior year expenses associated with the training
provided under this clause; and
new text end
deleted text begin (3)deleted text end new text begin (5)new text end a districtwide process obligates each paraprofessional to work under the ongoing
direction of a licensed teacher and, where appropriate and possible, the supervision of a
school nurse.
(d) A school district may conduct a functional behavior assessment as defined in
Minnesota Rules, part 3525.0210, subpart 22, as a stand-alone evaluation without conducting
a comprehensive evaluation of the student in accordance with prior written notice provisions
in section 125A.091, subdivision 3a. A parent or guardian may request that a school district
conduct a comprehensive evaluation of the parent's or guardian's student.
Sec. 9.
Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 125A.76, subdivision 2e, is amended to read:
Subd. 2e.
Cross subsidy reduction aid.
(a) A school district's annual cross subsidy
reduction aid equals the school district's initial special education cross subsidy for the
previous fiscal year times the cross subsidy aid factor for that fiscal year.
(b) The cross subsidy aid factor equals deleted text begin 2.6 percent for fiscal year 2020 and 6.43 percent
for fiscal year 2021deleted text end new text begin 40 percent for fiscal year 2024, 47.3 percent for fiscal year 2025, and
60 percent for fiscal year 2026new text end and later.
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2024 and later.
new text end
Sec. 10.
new text begin
[125A.81] SPECIAL EDUCATION SEPARATE SITES AND PROGRAMS
AID.
new text end
new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end
new text begin Definition. new text end
new text begin
For purposes of this section, "special education separate site
and program" means a public separate day school facility attended by students with
disabilities for 50 percent or more of their school day.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 2. new text end
new text begin Eligibility for special education separate sites and programs aid. new text end
new text begin
An
education cooperative under section 471.59, education district under section 123A.15,
service cooperative under section 123A.21, or intermediate school district under section
136D.01 qualifies for additional state funding to special education separate sites and programs
for every kindergarten through grade 12 child with a disability, as defined in section 125A.02,
served in a special education separate site or program as defined in subdivision 1.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 3. new text end
new text begin Uses of special education separate sites and programs aid. new text end
new text begin
Additional state
funding to special education separate sites and programs under this section may be used for
the same purposes as are permitted for state special education aid under section 125A.76.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 4. new text end
new text begin Special education separate sites and programs aid. new text end
new text begin
For fiscal year 2024 and
later, additional state funding to special education separate sites and programs equals $1,689
times the adjusted kindergarten through grade 12 pupil units served in special education
separate sites and programs under subdivision 1.
new text end
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2024 and later.
new text end
Sec. 11.
Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 256B.0625, subdivision 26, is amended to read:
Subd. 26.
Special education services.
(a) Medical assistance covers evaluations necessary
in making a determination for eligibility for individualized education program and
individualized family service plan services and for medical services identified in a recipient's
individualized education program and individualized family service plan and covered under
the medical assistance state plan. Covered services include occupational therapy, physical
therapy, speech-language therapy, clinical psychological services, nursing services, school
psychological services, school social work services, personal care assistants serving as
management aides, assistive technology devices, transportation services, health assessments,
and other services covered under the medical assistance state plan. Mental health services
eligible for medical assistance reimbursement must be provided or coordinated through a
children's mental health collaborative where a collaborative exists if the child is included
in the collaborative operational target population. The provision or coordination of services
does not require that the individualized education program be developed by the collaborative.
The services may be provided by a Minnesota school district that is enrolled as a medical
assistance provider or its subcontractor, and only if the services meet all the requirements
otherwise applicable if the service had been provided by a provider other than a school
district, in the following areas: medical necessity; physician's, advanced practice registered
nurse's, or physician assistant's orders; documentation; personnel qualifications; and prior
authorization requirements. The nonfederal share of costs for services provided under this
subdivision is the responsibility of the local school district as provided in section 125A.74.
Services listed in a child's individualized education program are eligible for medical
assistance reimbursement only if those services meet criteria for federal financial participation
under the Medicaid program.
(b) Approval of health-related services for inclusion in the individualized education
program does not require prior authorization for purposes of reimbursement under this
chapter. The commissioner may require physician, advanced practice registered nurse, or
physician assistant review and approval of the plan not more than once annually or upon
any modification of the individualized education program that reflects a change in
health-related services.
(c) Services of a speech-language pathologist provided under this section are covered
notwithstanding Minnesota Rules, part 9505.0390, subpart 1, item L, if the person:
(1) holds a masters degree in speech-language pathology;
(2) is licensed by the Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board as an
educational speech-language pathologist; and
(3) either has a certificate of clinical competence from the American Speech and Hearing
Association, has completed the equivalent educational requirements and work experience
necessary for the certificate or has completed the academic program and is acquiring
supervised work experience to qualify for the certificate.
(d) Medical assistance coverage for medically necessary services provided under other
subdivisions in this section may not be denied solely on the basis that the same or similar
services are covered under this subdivision.
(e) The commissioner shall develop and implement package rates, bundled rates, or per
diem rates for special education services under which separately covered services are grouped
together and billed as a unit in order to reduce administrative complexity.
(f) The commissioner shall develop a cost-based payment structure for payment of these
services. Only costs reported through the designated Minnesota Department of Education
data systems in distinct service categories qualify for inclusion in the cost-based payment
structure. The commissioner shall reimburse claims submitted based on an interim rate, and
shall settle at a final rate once the department has determined it. The commissioner shall
notify the school district of the final rate. The school district has 60 days to appeal the final
rate. To appeal the final rate, the school district shall file a written appeal request to the
commissioner within 60 days of the date the final rate determination was mailed. The appeal
request shall specify (1) the disputed items and (2) the name and address of the person to
contact regarding the appeal.
(g) Effective July 1, 2000, medical assistance services provided under an individualized
education program or an individual family service plan by local school districts shall not
count against medical assistance authorization thresholds for that child.
(h) Nursing services as defined in section 148.171, subdivision 15, and provided as an
individualized education program health-related service, are eligible for medical assistance
payment if they are otherwise a covered service under the medical assistance program.
Medical assistance covers the administration of prescription medications by a licensed nurse
who is employed by or under contract with a school district when the administration of
medications is identified in the child's individualized education program. The simple
administration of medications alone is not covered under medical assistance when
administered by a provider other than a school district or when it is not identified in the
child's individualized education program.
new text begin
(i) School social work services provided by a mental health professional, as defined in
section 245I.04, subdivision 2, or mental health practitioner, as defined in section 245I.04,
subdivision 4, under the supervision of a mental health professional, are eligible for medical
assistance payment. A mental health practitioner performing school social work services
under this section must provide services within the mental health practitioner's licensure
scope of practice, if applicable, and within the mental health practitioner scope of practice
under section 245I.04, subdivision 5.
new text end
new text begin
(j) Notwithstanding Minnesota Rules, part 9505.0371, a special education evaluation,
individualized education program, or individual family service plan may be used to determine
medical necessity and eligibility for school social work services under paragraph (i) instead
of a diagnostic assessment if the special education evaluation, individualized education
program, or individual family service plan includes a sign, symptom, or condition
ICD-10-CM code for the student.
new text end
new text begin
(k) A school social worker or school providing mental health services under paragraph
(i) is not required to be certified to provide children's therapeutic services and supports
under section 256B.0943.
new text end
new text begin
(l) Covered mental health services provided by a school social worker under paragraph
(i) include but are not limited to:
new text end
new text begin
(1) administering and reporting standardized measures;
new text end
new text begin
(2) care coordination;
new text end
new text begin
(3) children's mental health crisis assistance, planning, and response services;
new text end
new text begin
(4) children's mental health clinical care consultation;
new text end
new text begin
(5) dialectical behavioral therapy for adolescents;
new text end
new text begin
(6) direction of mental health behavioral aides;
new text end
new text begin
(7) family psychoeducation;
new text end
new text begin
(8) individual, family, and group psychotherapy;
new text end
new text begin
(9) mental health behavioral aide services;
new text end
new text begin
(10) skills training; and
new text end
new text begin
(11) treatment plan development and review.
new text end
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective January 1, 2024, or upon federal approval,
whichever is later. The commissioner shall notify the revisor of statutes when federal
approval has been obtained.
new text end
Sec. 12. new text begin APPROPRIATIONS.
new text end
new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end
new text begin Department of Education. new text end
new text begin
The sums indicated in this section are
appropriated from the general fund to the Department of Education for the fiscal years
designated.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 2. new text end
new text begin Aid for children with disabilities. new text end
new text begin
(a) For aid under Minnesota Statutes, section
125A.75, subdivision 3, for children with disabilities placed in residential facilities within
the district boundaries for whom no district of residence can be determined:
new text end
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
1,674,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2024 new text end |
|
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
1,888,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2025 new text end |
new text begin
(b) If the appropriation for either year is insufficient, the appropriation for the other year
is available.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 3. new text end
new text begin Court-placed special education revenue. new text end
new text begin
For reimbursing serving school
districts for unreimbursed eligible expenditures attributable to children placed in the serving
school district by court action under Minnesota Statutes, section 125A.79, subdivision 4:
new text end
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
26,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2024 new text end |
|
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
27,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2025 new text end |
new text begin Subd. 4. new text end
new text begin Paraprofessional training. new text end
new text begin
For reimbursement of prior year expenses associated
with paid orientation and professional development for paraprofessionals under Minnesota
Statutes, section 125A.08:
new text end
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
0 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2024 new text end |
|
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
14,105,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2025 new text end |
new text begin
(b) The 2025 appropriation includes $0 for 2024 and $14,105,000 for 2025.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 5. new text end
new text begin Special education out-of-state tuition. new text end
new text begin
For special education out-of-state
tuition under Minnesota Statutes, section 125A.79, subdivision 8:
new text end
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
250,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2024 new text end |
|
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
250,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2025 new text end |
new text begin Subd. 6. new text end
new text begin Special education; regular. new text end
new text begin
(a) For special education aid under Minnesota
Statutes, section 125A.75:
new text end
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
2,237,494,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2024 new text end |
|
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
2,456,695,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2025 new text end |
new text begin
(b) The 2024 appropriation includes $229,860,000 for 2023 and $2,007,634,000 for
2024.
new text end
new text begin
(c) The 2025 appropriation includes $282,617,000 for 2024 and $2,174,078,000 for
2025.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 7. new text end
new text begin Special education separate sites and programs. new text end
new text begin
(a) For aid for special
education separate sites and programs under Minnesota Statutes, section 125A.81, subdivision
4:
new text end
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
4,378,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2024 new text end |
|
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
5,083,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2025 new text end |
new text begin
(b) The 2024 appropriation includes $0 for 2023 and $4,378,000 for 2024.
new text end
new text begin
(c) The 2025 appropriation includes $486,000 for 2024 and $4,597,000 for 2025.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 8. new text end
new text begin Travel for home-based services. new text end
new text begin
(a) For aid for teacher travel for home-based
services under Minnesota Statutes, section 125A.75, subdivision 1:
new text end
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
334,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2024 new text end |
|
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
348,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2025 new text end |
new text begin
(b) The 2024 appropriation includes $32,000 for 2023 and $302,000 for 2024.
new text end
new text begin
(c) The 2025 appropriation includes $33,000 for 2024 and $315,000 for 2025.
new text end
ARTICLE 6
FACILITIES
Section 1.
Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 123B.595, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
Subd. 3.
Intermediate districts and other cooperative units.
new text begin (a) new text end Upon approval through
the adoption of a resolution by each member district school board of an intermediate district
or other cooperative deleted text begin unitsdeleted text end new text begin unitnew text end under section 123A.24, subdivision 2, new text begin or a joint powers
district under section 471.59, new text end and the approval of the commissioner of education, a school
district may include in its authority under this section a proportionate share of the long-term
maintenance costs of the intermediate district deleted text begin ordeleted text end new text begin ,new text end cooperative unitnew text begin , or joint powers districtnew text end .
The cooperative unit new text begin or joint powers district new text end may issue bonds to finance the project costs
or levy for the costsdeleted text begin ,deleted text end using long-term maintenance revenue transferred from member districts
to make debt service payments or pay project costsnew text begin or, for leased facilities, pay the portion
of lease costs attributable to the amortized cost of long-term facilities maintenance projects
completed by the landlordnew text end . Authority under this subdivision is in addition to the authority
for individual district projects under subdivision 1.
new text begin
(b) The resolution adopted under paragraph (a) may specify which member districts will
share the project costs under this subdivision, except that debt service payments for bonds
issued by a cooperative unit or joint powers district to finance long-term maintenance project
costs must be the responsibility of all member districts.
new text end
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2025 and later.
new text end
Sec. 2.
Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 126C.40, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
Subdivision 1.
To lease building or land.
(a) When an independent or a special school
district or a group of independent or special school districts finds it economically
advantageous to rent or lease a building or land for any instructional purposes or for school
storage or furniture repair, and it determines that the operating capital revenue authorized
under section 126C.10, subdivision 13, is insufficient for this purpose, it may apply to the
commissioner for permission to make an additional capital expenditure levy for this purpose.
An application for permission to levy under this subdivision must contain financial
justification for the proposed levy, the terms and conditions of the proposed lease, and a
description of the space to be leased and its proposed use.
(b) The criteria for approval of applications to levy under this subdivision must include:
the reasonableness of the price, the appropriateness of the space to the proposed activity,
the feasibility of transporting pupils to the leased building or land, conformity of the lease
to the laws and rules of the state of Minnesota, and the appropriateness of the proposed
lease to the space needs and the financial condition of the district. The commissioner must
not authorize a levy under this subdivision in an amount greater than the cost to the district
of renting or leasing a building or land for approved purposes. The proceeds of this levy
must not be used for custodial or other maintenance services. A district may not levy under
this subdivision for the purpose of leasing or renting a district-owned building or site to
itself.
(c) For agreements finalized after July 1, 1997, a district may not levy under this
subdivision for the purpose of leasing: (1) a newly constructed building used primarily for
regular kindergarten, elementary, or secondary instruction; or (2) a newly constructed
building addition or additions used primarily for regular kindergarten, elementary, or
secondary instruction that contains more than 20 percent of the square footage of the
previously existing building.
(d) Notwithstanding paragraph (b), a district may levy under this subdivision for the
purpose of leasing or renting a district-owned building or site to itself only if the amount is
needed by the district to make payments required by a lease purchase agreement, installment
purchase agreement, or other deferred payments agreement authorized by law, and the levy
meets the requirements of paragraph (c). A levy authorized for a district by the commissioner
under this paragraph may be in the amount needed by the district to make payments required
by a lease purchase agreement, installment purchase agreement, or other deferred payments
agreement authorized by law, provided that any agreement include a provision giving the
school districts the right to terminate the agreement annually without penalty.
(e) The total levy under this subdivision for a district for any year must not exceed $212
times the adjusted pupil units for the fiscal year to which the levy is attributable.
(f) For agreements for which a review and comment have been submitted to the
Department of Education after April 1, 1998, the term "instructional purpose" as used in
this subdivision excludes expenditures on stadiums.
(g) The commissioner of education may authorize a school district to exceed the limit
in paragraph (e) if the school district petitions the commissioner for approval. The
commissioner shall grant approval to a school district to exceed the limit in paragraph (e)
for not more than five years if the district meets the following criteria:
(1) the school district has been experiencing pupil enrollment growth in the preceding
five years;
(2) the purpose of the increased levy is in the long-term public interest;
(3) the purpose of the increased levy promotes colocation of government services; and
(4) the purpose of the increased levy is in the long-term interest of the district by avoiding
over construction of school facilities.
(h) A school district that is a member of an intermediate school districtnew text begin or other
cooperative unit under section 123A.24, subdivision 2, or a joint powers district under
section 471.59new text end may include in its authority under this section the costs associated with leases
of administrative and classroom space for deleted text begin intermediate school districtdeleted text end programsnew text begin of the
intermediate school district or other cooperative unit under section 123A.24, subdivision
2, or joint powers district under section 471.59new text end . This authority must not exceed $65 times
the adjusted pupil units of the member districts. This authority is in addition to any other
authority authorized under this section.new text begin The intermediate school district, other cooperative
unit, or joint powers district may specify which member districts will levy for lease costs
under this paragraph.
new text end
deleted text begin
(i) In addition to the allowable capital levies in paragraph (a), for taxes payable in 2012
to 2023, a district that is a member of the "Technology and Information Education Systems"
deleted text end
deleted text begin
data processing joint board, that finds it economically advantageous to enter into a lease
agreement to finance improvements to a building and land for a group of school districts
or special school districts for staff development purposes, may levy for its portion of lease
costs attributed to the district within the total levy limit in paragraph (e). The total levy
authority under this paragraph shall not exceed $632,000.
deleted text end
deleted text begin (j)deleted text end new text begin (i)new text end Notwithstanding paragraph (a), a district may levy under this subdivision for the
purpose of leasing administrative space if the district can demonstrate to the satisfaction of
the commissioner that the lease cost for the administrative space is no greater than the lease
cost for instructional space that the district would otherwise lease. The commissioner must
deny this levy authority unless the district passes a resolution stating its intent to lease
instructional space under this section if the commissioner does not grant authority under
this paragraph. The resolution must also certify that the lease cost for administrative space
under this paragraph is no greater than the lease cost for the district's proposed instructional
lease.
new text begin
(j) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), a district may levy under this subdivision for the
district's proportionate share of deferred maintenance expenditures for a district-owned
building or site leased to a cooperative unit under section 123A.24, subdivision 2, or a joint
powers district under section 471.59 for any instructional purposes or for school storage.
new text end
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2025 and later.
new text end
Sec. 3.
Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 126C.40, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
Subd. 6.
Lease purchase; installment buys.
(a) Upon application to, and approval by,
the commissioner in accordance with the procedures and limits in subdivision 1, paragraphs
(a) and (b), a district, as defined in this subdivision, may:
(1) purchase real or personal property under an installment contract or may lease real
or personal property with an option to purchase under a lease purchase agreement, by which
installment contract or lease purchase agreement title is kept by the seller or vendor or
assigned to a third party as security for the purchase price, including interest, if any; and
(2) annually levy the amounts necessary to pay the district's obligations under the
installment contract or lease purchase agreement.
(b) The obligation created by the installment contract or the lease purchase agreement
must not be included in the calculation of net debt for purposes of section 475.53, and does
not constitute debt under other law. An election is not required in connection with the
execution of the installment contract or the lease purchase agreement.
(c) The proceeds of the levy authorized by this subdivision must not be used to acquire
a facility to be primarily used for athletic or school administration purposes.
(d) For the purposes of this subdivision, "district" means:
(1) Special School District No. 1, Minneapolis, Independent School District No. 625,
St. Paul, Independent School District No. 709, Duluth, or Independent School District No.
535, Rochester, if the district's desegregation plan has been determined by the commissioner
to be in compliance with Department of Education rules relating to equality of educational
opportunity and where the acquisition of property under this subdivision is determined by
the commissioner to contribute to the implementation of the desegregation plan; or
(2) other districts eligible for revenue under section 124D.862 if the facility acquired
under this subdivision is to be primarily used for a joint program for interdistrict
desegregation and the commissioner determines that the joint programs are being undertaken
to implement the districts' desegregation plan.
(e) Notwithstanding subdivision 1, the prohibition against a levy by a district to lease
or rent a district-owned building to itself does not apply to levies otherwise authorized by
this subdivision.
(f) For the purposes of this subdivision, any references in subdivision 1 to building or
land shall include personal property.
new text begin
(g) This subdivision is subject to review and comment under section 123B.71, subdivision
8.
new text end
Sec. 4. new text begin LEASE LEVY FOR TRANSPORTATION HUB FOR EASTERN CARVER
COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT.
new text end
new text begin
Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 126C.40, subdivision 1, Independent School
District No. 112, Eastern Carver County Schools, may lease a transportation hub under
Minnesota Statutes, section 126C.40, subdivision 1, if the district demonstrates to the
satisfaction of the commissioner of education that the transportation hub will result in
significant financial savings for the school district. Levy authority under this section must
not exceed the total levy authority under Minnesota Statutes, section 126C.40, subdivision
1, paragraph (e).
new text end
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective for taxes payable in 2024 and later.
new text end
Sec. 5. new text begin FUND TRANSFER; BURNSVILLE-EAGAN-SAVAGE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
new text end
new text begin
(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 123B.51, subdivision 4, paragraph (b),
or any law to the contrary, any remaining net proceeds received by the district in connection
with a lease of real property that is not needed for school purposes, or part of the property
that is not needed for school purposes as permitted under Minnesota Statutes, section
123B.51, subdivision 4, paragraph (a), and which the school board of Independent School
District No. 191, Burnsville-Eagan-Savage, specifically identified in the district's open
facilities action plan, may be deposited in the district's general unrestricted fund following
the deposit of such proceeds, as required under Minnesota Statutes, section 123B.51,
subdivision 4, paragraph (b).
new text end
new text begin
(b) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 123B.51, subdivision 6, paragraphs (c)
to (f), or any law to the contrary, any remaining proceeds of the sale or exchange of school
buildings or real property of Independent School District No. 191, Burnsville-Eagan-Savage,
specifically identified in the district's open facilities action plan may be deposited in the
district's general unrestricted fund following application of such proceeds, as required under
Minnesota Statutes, section 123B.51, subdivision 6, paragraph (b).
new text end
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective upon compliance by Independent School
District No. 191, Burnsville-Eagan-Savage, with Minnesota Statutes, section 645.021,
subdivisions 2 and 3.
new text end
Sec. 6. new text begin LONG-TERM FACILITIES MAINTENANCE REVENUE ADJUSTMENT.
new text end
new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end
new text begin Eligibility. new text end
new text begin
A school board that purchases a nonschool facility and converts
that facility to a school building may document to the commissioner of education, in the
form and manner specified by the commissioner, that the purchase and subsequent remodeling
of the facility is less expensive than constructing a new facility for the same space and is
eligible for an adjustment to its long-term facilities maintenance revenue according to
subdivision 2.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 2. new text end
new text begin Inclusion in plan and revenue. new text end
new text begin
Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section
123B.595, or any other law to the contrary, an eligible school district under subdivision 1
may include in its long-term facilities maintenance ten-year plan any heating, ventilation,
and air conditioning projects necessary to improve air handling performance sufficient to
satisfy the requirements for a certificate of occupancy for the space for its intended use as
a school facility. The Department of Education must adjust an eligible school district's
long-term facilities maintenance revenue to include these costs.
new text end
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective the day following final enactment and
applies to a nonschool facility purchased between January 1, 2019, and June 30, 2023.
new text end
Sec. 7. new text begin FUND TRANSFER; MOORHEAD AREA PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
new text end
new text begin
Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 123B.595, subdivisions 10 and 11, 123B.79,
or 123B.80, on June 30, 2023, Independent School District No. 152, Moorhead Area Public
Schools, may permanently transfer up to $5,000,000 from the long term facilities maintenance
reserve account in the general fund to the operating capital account in the general fund.
Transferred funds must be used to pay for increased costs of constructing, furnishing, and
equipping the new Moorhead High School facility.
new text end
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end
Sec. 8. new text begin APPROPRIATIONS.
new text end
new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end
new text begin Department of Education. new text end
new text begin
The sums indicated in this section are
appropriated from the general fund to the Department of Education for the fiscal years
designated.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 2. new text end
new text begin Debt service equalization aid. new text end
new text begin
(a) For debt service equalization aid under
Minnesota Statutes, section 123B.53, subdivision 6:
new text end
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
24,511,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2024 new text end |
|
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
21,351,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2025 new text end |
new text begin
(b) The 2024 appropriation includes $2,424,000 for 2023 and $22,087,000 for 2024.
new text end
new text begin
(c) The 2025 appropriation includes $2,454,000 for 2024 and $18,897,000 for 2025.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 3. new text end
new text begin Equity in telecommunications access. new text end
new text begin
(a) For equity in telecommunications
access:
new text end
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
3,750,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2024 new text end |
|
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
3,750,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2025 new text end |
new text begin
(b) If the appropriation amount is insufficient, the commissioner shall reduce the
reimbursement rate in Minnesota Statutes, section 125B.26, subdivisions 4 and 5, and the
revenue for fiscal years 2024 and 2025 shall be prorated.
new text end
new text begin
(c) Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 4. new text end
new text begin Historic school building preservation grants. new text end
new text begin
(a) For grants to school districts
and the Minnesota State Academies for the Deaf and the Blind for historic school building
preservation:
new text end
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
400,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2024 new text end |
|
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
400,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2025 new text end |
new text begin
(b) To be eligible for a grant under this subdivision, a school district or the Minnesota
State Academies for the Deaf and the Blind must apply for a historic school building
preservation grant in the form and manner determined by the commissioner. A grant recipient
is eligible for up to $300,000 per eligible building. For purposes of this subdivision, "eligible
building" means a building that is:
new text end
new text begin
(1) currently serving elementary or secondary students; and
new text end
new text begin
(2) listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
new text end
new text begin
A grant recipient must use funds received under this subdivision to properly maintain and
prevent deterioration of the eligible building.
new text end
new text begin
(c) Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.
new text end
new text begin
(d) The base for fiscal year 2026 and later is $1,500,000.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 5. new text end
new text begin Long-term facilities maintenance equalized aid. new text end
new text begin
(a) For long-term facilities
maintenance equalized aid under Minnesota Statutes, section 123B.595, subdivision 9:
new text end
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
108,045,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2024 new text end |
|
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
107,894,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2025 new text end |
new text begin
(b) The 2024 appropriation includes $10,821,000 for 2023 and $97,224,000 for 2024.
new text end
new text begin
(c) The 2025 appropriation includes $10,802,000 for 2024 and $97,092,000 for 2025.
new text end
ARTICLE 7
NUTRITION AND LIBRARIES
Section 1.
Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 124D.1158, as amended by Laws 2023, chapter
18, section 2, is amended to read:
124D.1158 SCHOOL BREAKFAST PROGRAM.
Subdivision 1.
Purpose; eligibility.
(a) The purpose of the school breakfast program is
to provide affordable morning nutrition to children so that they can effectively learn.
(b) A school district, charter school, nonpublic school, or other participant in the federal
school breakfast program may receive state breakfast aid.
(c) Schools shall encourage all children to eat a nutritious breakfast, either at home or
at school, and shall work to eliminate barriers to breakfast participation at school such as
inadequate facilities and transportation.
Subd. 3.
Program reimbursement.
Each school year, the state must reimburse each
participating school either:
(1) 30 cents for each reduced-price breakfast, 55 cents for each fully paid breakfast
served to students in grades 1 to 12, and $1.30 for each fully paid breakfast served to a
prekindergarten student enrolled in an approved voluntary prekindergarten program under
section 124D.151new text begin , early childhood special education student participating in a program
authorized under section 124D.151,new text end or a kindergarten student; or
(2) if the school participates in the free school meals program under section 124D.111,
subdivision 1c, state aid as provided in section 124D.111, subdivision 1d.
Subd. 4.
No fees.
A school that receives school breakfast aid under this section must
make breakfast available without charge to all participating students in grades 1 to 12 who
qualify for free or reduced-price meals and to all prekindergarten students enrolled in an
approved voluntary prekindergarten program under section 124D.151new text begin , early childhood
special education students participating in a program authorized under section 124D.151,new text end
and all kindergarten students.
Sec. 2.
new text begin
[124D.901] SCHOOL LIBRARIES AND MEDIA CENTERS.
new text end
new text begin
A school district or charter school library or school library media center provides equitable
and free access to students, teachers, and administrators.
new text end
new text begin
A school library or school library media center must have the following characteristics:
new text end
new text begin
(1) ensures every student has equitable access to resources and is able to locate, access,
and use resources that are organized and cataloged;
new text end
new text begin
(2) has a collection development plan that includes but is not limited to materials selection
and deselection, a challenged materials procedure, and an intellectual and academic freedom
statement;
new text end
new text begin
(3) is housed in a central location that provides an environment for expanded learning
and supports a variety of student interests;
new text end
new text begin
(4) has technology and Internet access; and
new text end
new text begin
(5) is served by a licensed school library media specialist or licensed school librarian.
new text end
Sec. 3.
Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 134.355, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
Subdivision 1.
Appropriations.
new text begin (a) new text end Basic system support aid and regional library
telecommunications aid provide the appropriations for the basic regional library system.
new text begin
(b) For fiscal year 2026 and later, basic system support aid equals the aid entitlement
amount for the previous fiscal year times one plus the percent increase in the basic formula
allowance under section 126C.10, subdivision 2, from the previous school year to the current
school year.
new text end
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2026 and later.
new text end
Sec. 4.
Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 134.355, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
Subd. 5.
Base aid distribution.
deleted text begin Fivedeleted text end new text begin Fifteennew text end percent of the available aid funds shall be
paid to each system as base aid for basic system services.
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective for state aid for fiscal year 2024 and
later.
new text end
Sec. 5.
Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 134.355, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
Subd. 6.
Adjusted net tax capacity per capita distribution.
deleted text begin Twenty-fivedeleted text end new text begin Fifteennew text end percent
of the available aid funds shall be distributed to regional public library systems based upon
the adjusted net tax capacity per capita for each member county or participating portion of
a county as calculated for the deleted text begin seconddeleted text end new text begin thirdnew text end year preceding the fiscal year for which aid is
provided. Each system's entitlement shall be calculated as follows:
deleted text begin (a)deleted text end new text begin (1)new text end multiply the adjusted net tax capacity per capita for each county or participating
portion of a county by .0082deleted text begin .deleted text end new text begin ;
new text end
deleted text begin (b)deleted text end new text begin (2)new text end add sufficient aid funds that are available under this subdivision to raise the
amount of the county or participating portion of a county with the lowest value calculated
according to deleted text begin paragraph (a)deleted text end new text begin clause (1)new text end to the amount of the county or participating portion
of a county with the next highest value calculated according to deleted text begin paragraph (a)deleted text end new text begin clause (1)new text end .
Multiply the amount of the additional aid funds by the population of the county or
participating portion of a countydeleted text begin .deleted text end new text begin ;
new text end
deleted text begin (c)deleted text end new text begin (3)new text end continue the process described in deleted text begin paragraph (b)deleted text end new text begin clause (2)new text end by adding sufficient
aid funds that are available under this subdivision to the amount of a county or participating
portion of a county with the next highest value calculated in deleted text begin paragraph (a)deleted text end new text begin clause (1)new text end to raise
it and the amount of counties and participating portions of counties with lower values
calculated in deleted text begin paragraph (a)deleted text end new text begin clause (1)new text end up to the amount of the county or participating portion
of a county with the next highest value, until reaching an amount where funds available
under this subdivision are no longer sufficient to raise the amount of a county or participating
portion of a county and the amount of counties and participating portions of counties with
lower values up to the amount of the next highest county or participating portion of a countydeleted text begin .deleted text end new text begin ;
and
new text end
deleted text begin (d)deleted text end new text begin (4)new text end if the point is reached using the process in deleted text begin paragraphs (b) and (c)deleted text end new text begin clauses (2) and
(3)new text end at which the remaining aid funds under this subdivision are not adequate for raising the
amount of a county or participating portion of a county and all counties and participating
portions of counties with amounts of lower value to the amount of the county or participating
portion of a county with the next highest value, those funds are to be divided on a per capita
basis for all counties or participating portions of counties that received aid funds under the
calculation in deleted text begin paragraphs (b) and (c)deleted text end new text begin clauses (2) and (3)new text end .
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective for state aid for fiscal year 2024 and
later.
new text end
Sec. 6.
Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 134.355, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
Subd. 7.
Population determination.
new text begin A regional public library system's new text end population deleted text begin shall
be determined according todeleted text end new text begin must be calculated using the most recent estimate available
undernew text end section 477A.011, subdivision 3new text begin , at the time the aid amounts are calculated, which
must be by April 1 in the year the calculation is madenew text end .
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective for state aid for fiscal year 2024 and
later.
new text end
Sec. 7.
new text begin
[134.356] SCHOOL LIBRARY AID.
new text end
new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end
new text begin School library aid. new text end
new text begin
For fiscal year 2024 and later, school library aid for
a district or charter school equals the greater of $15 times the district's adjusted pupil units
for the school year or $50,000.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 2. new text end
new text begin Uses of school library aid. new text end
new text begin
School library aid must be reserved and used for
directly funding the costs of the following purposes within a library:
new text end
new text begin
(1) the salaries and benefits of a school library media specialist;
new text end
new text begin
(2) electronic, computer, and audiovisual equipment;
new text end
new text begin
(3) information technology infrastructure and digital tools;
new text end
new text begin
(4) electronic and material resources; or
new text end
new text begin
(5) furniture, equipment, or supplies.
new text end
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2024 and later.
new text end
Sec. 8.
Laws 2023, chapter 18, section 4, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
Subd. 2.
School lunch.
For school lunch aid under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.111,
including the amounts for the free school meals program:
| $ |
deleted text begin 190,863,000deleted text end new text begin 190,897,000 new text end |
..... |
2024 |
|
| $ |
deleted text begin 197,902,000deleted text end new text begin 197,936,000 new text end |
..... |
2025 |
Sec. 9.
Laws 2023, chapter 18, section 4, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
Subd. 3.
School breakfast.
For school breakfast aid under Minnesota Statutes, section
124D.1158:
| $ |
deleted text begin 25,731,000deleted text end new text begin 25,912,000 new text end |
..... |
2024 |
|
| $ |
deleted text begin 26,538,000deleted text end new text begin 26,719,000 new text end |
..... |
2025 |
Sec. 10. new text begin APPROPRIATIONS.
new text end
new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end
new text begin Department of Education. new text end
new text begin
The sums indicated in this section are
appropriated from the general fund to the Department of Education for the fiscal years
designated. Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 2. new text end
new text begin Kindergarten milk. new text end
new text begin
For kindergarten milk aid under Minnesota Statutes,
section 124D.118:
new text end
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
659,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2024 new text end |
|
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
659,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2025 new text end |
new text begin Subd. 3. new text end
new text begin Summer school food service replacement. new text end
new text begin
For summer school food service
replacement aid under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.119:
new text end
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
150,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2024 new text end |
|
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
150,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2025 new text end |
new text begin Subd. 4. new text end
new text begin Basic system support. new text end
new text begin
(a) For basic system support aid under Minnesota
Statutes, section 134.355:
new text end
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
17,570,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2024 new text end |
|
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
17,570,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2025 new text end |
new text begin
(b) The 2024 appropriation includes $1,357,000 for 2023 and $16,213,000 for 2024.
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(c) The 2025 appropriation includes $1,801,000 for 2024 and $15,769,000 for 2025.
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new text begin Subd. 5. new text end
new text begin Electronic library for Minnesota. new text end
new text begin
For statewide licenses to online databases
selected in cooperation with the Minnesota Office of Higher Education for school media
centers, public libraries, state government agency libraries, and public or private college or
university libraries:
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$ new text end |
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900,000 new text end |
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..... new text end |
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2024 new text end |
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$ new text end |
new text begin
900,000 new text end |
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2025 new text end |
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new text begin Licensed library media specialists. new text end
new text begin
(a) For aid to multicounty, multitype
library systems to increase the number of licensed library media specialists:
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$ new text end |
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1,000,000 new text end |
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2024 new text end |
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$ new text end |
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0 new text end |
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(b) The aid awarded under this subdivision must be used for activities associated with
increasing the number of licensed library media specialists, including but not limited to
conducting a census of licensed library media specialists currently working in Minnesota
schools, conducting a needs-based assessment to identify gaps in licensed library media
specialist services, providing professional development opportunities for licensed library
media specialists, and providing tuition support to candidates seeking to attain school library
media specialist licensure.
new text end
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(c) This is a onetime appropriation.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 7. new text end
new text begin Multicounty, multitype library systems. new text end
new text begin
(a) For aid under Minnesota Statutes,
sections 134.353 and 134.354, to multicounty, multitype library systems:
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$ new text end |
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2,000,000 new text end |
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..... new text end |
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2024 new text end |
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$ new text end |
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2,000,000 new text end |
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..... new text end |
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2025 new text end |
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(b) The 2024 appropriation includes $130,000 for 2023 and $1,870,000 for 2024.
new text end
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(c) The 2025 appropriation includes $207,000 for 2024 and $1,793,000 for 2025.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 8. new text end
new text begin Regional library telecommunications. new text end
new text begin
(a) For regional library
telecommunications aid under Minnesota Statutes, section 134.355:
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$ new text end |
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2,300,000 new text end |
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..... new text end |
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2024 new text end |
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$ new text end |
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2,300,000 new text end |
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..... new text end |
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2025 new text end |
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(b) The 2024 appropriation includes $230,000 for 2023 and $2,070,000 for 2024.
new text end
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(c) The 2025 appropriation includes $230,000 for 2024 and $2,070,000 for 2025.
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new text begin Subd. 9. new text end
new text begin School library aid. new text end
new text begin
(a) For school library aid under Minnesota Statutes, section
134.356:
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$ new text end |
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28,066,000 new text end |
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..... new text end |
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2024 new text end |
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$ new text end |
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31,207,000 new text end |
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2025 new text end |
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(b) The 2024 appropriation includes $0 for 2023 and $28,066,000 for 2024.
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(c) The 2025 appropriation includes $3,119,000 for 2024 and $28,088,000 for 2025.
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ARTICLE 8
EARLY EDUCATION
Section 1.
Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 119A.52, is amended to read:
119A.52 DISTRIBUTION OF APPROPRIATION.
(a) The commissioner of education must distribute money appropriated for that purpose
to federally designated Head Start programs to expand services and to serve additional
low-income childrendeleted text begin . Migrant and Indian reservation programs must be initially allocated
money based on the programs' share of federal funds.deleted text end new text begin , which may include costs associated
with program operations, infrastructure, or reconfiguration to serve children from birth to
age five in center-based services. The distribution must occur in the following order: (1)
10.72 percent of the total Head Start appropriation must be initially allocated to federally
designated Tribal Head Start programs; (2) the Tribal Head Start portion of the appropriation
must be initially allocated to Tribal Head Start programs based on the programs' share of
federal funds; and (3) migrant programs must be initially allocated funding based on the
programs' share of federal funds.new text end The remaining money must be initially allocated to the
remaining local agencies based equally on the agencies' share of federal funds and on the
proportion of eligible children in the agencies' service area who are not currently being
served. A Head Start program must be funded at a per child rate equal to its contracted,
federally funded base level at the start of the fiscal year. For all agencies without a federal
Early Head Start rate, the state average federal cost per child for Early Head Start applies.
In allocating funds under this paragraph, the commissioner of education must assure that
each Head Start program in existence in 1993 is allocated no less funding in any fiscal year
than was allocated to that program in fiscal year 1993. Before paying money to the programs,
the commissioner must notify each program of its initial allocation and how the money must
be used. Each program must present a plan under section 119A.535. For any program that
cannot utilize its full allocation at the beginning of the fiscal year, the commissioner must
reduce the allocation proportionately. Money available after the initial allocations are reduced
must be redistributed to eligible programs.
(b) The commissioner must develop procedures to make payments to programs based
upon the number of children reported to be enrolled during the required time period of
program operations. Enrollment is defined by federal Head Start regulations. The procedures
must include a reporting schedule, corrective action plan requirements, and financial
consequences to be imposed on programs that do not meet full enrollment after the period
of corrective action. Programs reporting chronic underenrollment, as defined by the
commissioner, will have their subsequent program year allocation reduced proportionately.
Funds made available by prorating payments and allocations to programs with reported
underenrollment will be made available to the extent funds exist to fully enrolled Head Start
programs through a form and manner prescribed by the department.
(c) Programs with approved innovative initiatives that target services to high-risk
populations, including homeless families and families living in homeless shelters and
transitional housing, are exempt from the procedures in paragraph (b). This exemption does
not apply to entire programs. The exemption applies only to approved innovative initiatives
that target services to high-risk populations, including homeless families and families living
in homeless shelters, transitional housing, and permanent supportive housing.
Sec. 2.
Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 121A.19, is amended to read:
121A.19 DEVELOPMENTAL SCREENING AID.
Each school year, the state must pay a district for each child or student screened by the
district according to the requirements of section 121A.17. The amount of state aid for each
child or student screened shall be: (1) deleted text begin $75deleted text end new text begin $98new text end for a child screened at age three; (2) deleted text begin $50deleted text end new text begin $65new text end
for a child screened at age four; (3) deleted text begin $40deleted text end new text begin $52new text end for a child screened at age five or six prior to
kindergarten; and (4) deleted text begin $30deleted text end new text begin $39new text end for a student screened within 30 days after first enrolling in
a public school kindergarten if the student has not previously been screened according to
the requirements of section 121A.17. If this amount of aid is insufficient, the district may
permanently transfer from the general fund an amount that, when added to the aid, is
sufficient. Developmental screening aid shall not be paid for any student who is screened
more than 30 days after the first day of attendance at a public school kindergarten, except
if a student transfers to another public school kindergarten within 30 days after first enrolling
in a Minnesota public school kindergarten program. In this case, if the student has not been
screened, the district to which the student transfers may receive developmental screening
aid for screening that student when the screening is performed within 30 days of the transfer
date.
Sec. 3.
Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 124D.151, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
Subd. 6.
Participation limits.
(a) Notwithstanding section 126C.05, subdivision 1,
paragraph (d), the pupil units for a voluntary prekindergarten program for an eligible school
district or charter school must not exceed 60 percent of the kindergarten pupil units for that
school district or charter school under section 126C.05, subdivision 1, paragraph (e).
(b) In reviewing applications under subdivision 5, the commissioner must limit the total
number of participants in the voluntary prekindergarten and school readiness plus programs
under Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 5, article 8, section 9, to not more than 7,160
participants deleted text begin for fiscal years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023, and 3,160 participants for
fiscal years 2024 and laterdeleted text end new text begin per fiscal yearnew text end .
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2024 and later.
new text end
Sec. 4.
Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 124D.165, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
Subd. 2.
Family eligibility.
(a) For a family to receive an early learning scholarship,
parents or guardians must meet the following eligibility requirements:
(1) have an eligible child; and
(2) have income equal to or less than deleted text begin 185deleted text end new text begin 200new text end percent of federal poverty level income
in the current calendar year, or be able to document their child's current participation in the
free and reduced-price lunch program or Child and Adult Care Food Program, National
School Lunch Act, United States Code, title 42, sections 1751 and 1766; the Food
Distribution Program on Indian Reservations, Food and Nutrition Act, United States Code,
title 7, sections 2011-2036; Head Start under the federal Improving Head Start for School
Readiness Act of 2007; Minnesota family investment program under chapter 256J; child
care assistance programs under chapter 119B; the supplemental nutrition assistance program;
or placement in foster care under section 260C.212.
(b) An "eligible child" means a child who has not yet enrolled in kindergarten and isdeleted text begin :
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(2) a sibling from birth to age five of a child who has been awarded a scholarship under
this section provided the sibling attends the same program as long as funds are available;
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(3) the child of a parent under age 21 who is pursuing a high school degree or a course
of study for a high school equivalency test; or
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(4) homeless, in foster care, or in need of child protective services.
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(c) A child who has received a scholarship under this section must continue to receive
a scholarship each year until that child is eligible for kindergarten under section 120A.20
and as long as funds are available.
(d) Early learning scholarships may not be counted as earned income for the purposes
of medical assistance under chapter 256B, MinnesotaCare under chapter 256L, Minnesota
family investment program under chapter 256J, child care assistance programs under chapter
119B, or Head Start under the federal Improving Head Start for School Readiness Act of
2007.
(e) A child from an adjoining state whose family resides at a Minnesota address as
assigned by the United States Postal Service, who has received developmental screening
under sections 121A.16 to 121A.19, who intends to enroll in a Minnesota school district,
and whose family meets the criteria of paragraph (a) is eligible for an early learning
scholarship under this section.
Sec. 5.
Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 124D.165, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
Subd. 3.
Administration.
(a) The commissioner shall establish application timelines
and determine the schedule for awarding scholarships that meets operational needs of eligible
families and programs. The commissioner must give highest priority to applications from
children who:
(1) have a parent under age 21 who is pursuing a high school diploma or a course of
study for a high school equivalency test;
(2) are in foster care deleted text begin or otherwise in need of protection or services; ordeleted text end new text begin ;
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(3) have been referred as in need of child protection services;
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(4) have an incarcerated parent;
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(5) have a parent in a substance use treatment program;
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(6) have a parent in a mental health treatment program;
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(7) have experienced domestic violence;
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(8) have family income less than or equal to 185 percent of federal poverty level income
in the current calendar year; or
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deleted text begin (3)deleted text end new text begin (9)new text end have experienced homelessness in the last 24 months, as defined under the federal
McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act, United States Code, title 42, section 11434a.
The commissioner may prioritize applications on additional factors including family
income, geographic location, and whether the child's family is on a waiting list for a publicly
funded program providing early education or child care services.
(b) The commissioner shall establish a target for the average scholarship amount per
child based on the results of the rate survey conducted under section 119B.02.
(c) A four-star rated program that has children eligible for a scholarship enrolled in or
on a waiting list for a program beginning in July, August, or September may notify the
commissioner, in the form and manner prescribed by the commissioner, each year of the
program's desire to enhance program services or to serve more children than current funding
provides. The commissioner may designate a predetermined number of scholarship slots
for that program and notify the program of that number. For fiscal year 2018 and later, the
statewide amount of funding directly designated by the commissioner must not exceed the
funding directly designated for fiscal year 2017. Beginning July 1, 2016, a school district
or Head Start program qualifying under this paragraph may use its established registration
process to enroll scholarship recipients and may verify a scholarship recipient's family
income in the same manner as for other program participants.
(d) A scholarship is awarded for a 12-month period. If the scholarship recipient has not
been accepted and subsequently enrolled in a rated program within ten months of the
awarding of the scholarship, the scholarship cancels and the recipient must reapply in order
to be eligible for another scholarship. A child may not be awarded more than one scholarship
in a 12-month period.
(e) A child who receives a scholarship who has not completed development screening
under sections 121A.16 to 121A.19 must complete that screening within 90 days of first
attending an eligible program or within 90 days after the child's third birthday if awarded
a scholarship under the age of three.
(f) For fiscal year 2017 and later, a school district or Head Start program enrolling
scholarship recipients under paragraph (c) may apply to the commissioner, in the form and
manner prescribed by the commissioner, for direct payment of state aid. Upon receipt of
the application, the commissioner must pay each program directly for each approved
scholarship recipient enrolled under paragraph (c) according to the metered payment system
or another schedule established by the commissioner.
Sec. 6.
Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 126C.10, subdivision 2d, is amended to read:
Subd. 2d.
Declining enrollment revenue.
deleted text begin (a)deleted text end A school district's declining enrollment
revenue equals the greater of zero or the product of: (1) 28 percent of the formula allowance
for that year and (2) the difference between the adjusted pupil units for the preceding year
and the adjusted pupil units for the current year.
deleted text begin
(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), for fiscal year 2024 only, prekindergarten pupil units
under section 126C.05, subdivision 1, paragraph (d), must be excluded from the calculation
of declining enrollment revenue.
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new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2024 and later.
new text end
Sec. 7. new text begin VOLUNTARY PREKINDERGARTEN AND SCHOOL READINESS PLUS
LEVY ADJUSTMENT.
new text end
new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end
new text begin Levy calculation adjustment. new text end
new text begin
Each year, the Department of Education
must calculate each school district's levy, with and without a school district's portion of the
4,000 voluntary prekindergarten and school readiness plus participants that are included in
the school district's levy calculations, and determine the difference for each school district.
The difference must be provided to each school district in state aid.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 2. new text end
new text begin Levy certification. new text end
new text begin
Each year, the Department of Education must calculate
each school district's certified levies for the year, excluding 4,000 voluntary prekindergarten
and school readiness plus participants.
new text end
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2024 and later.
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Sec. 8. new text begin APPROPRIATIONS.
new text end
new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end
new text begin Department of Education. new text end
new text begin
The sums indicated in this section are
appropriated from the general fund to the Department of Education for the fiscal years
designated.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 2. new text end
new text begin Developmental screening aid. new text end
new text begin
(a) For developmental screening aid under
Minnesota Statutes, sections 121A.17 and 121A.19:
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|
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$ new text end |
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4,350,000 new text end |
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..... new text end |
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2024 new text end |
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|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
4,375,000 new text end |
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..... new text end |
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2025 new text end |
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(b) The 2024 appropriation includes $349,000 for 2023 and $4,001,000 for 2024.
new text end
new text begin
(c) The 2025 appropriation includes $445,000 for 2024 and $3,930,000 for 2025.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 3. new text end
new text begin Early childhood family education aid. new text end
new text begin
(a) For early childhood family education
aid under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.135:
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|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
37,497,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2024 new text end |
|
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
40,743,000 new text end |
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..... new text end |
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2025 new text end |
new text begin
(b) The 2024 appropriation includes $3,518,000 for 2023 and $33,979,000 for 2024.
new text end
new text begin
(c) The 2025 appropriation includes $3,775,000 for 2024 and $36,968,000 for 2025.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 4. new text end
new text begin Early childhood programs at Tribal contract schools. new text end
new text begin
(a) For early childhood
family education programs at Tribal contract schools under Minnesota Statutes, section
124D.83, subdivision 4:
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|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
68,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2024 new text end |
|
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
68,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2025 new text end |
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(b) Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 5. new text end
new text begin Early childhood teacher shortage. new text end
new text begin
(a) For grants to Minnesota institutions of
higher education to address the early childhood education teacher shortage:
new text end
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
490,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2024 new text end |
|
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
490,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2025 new text end |
new text begin
(b) Grant funds may be used to provide tuition and other supports to students.
new text end
new text begin
(c) Up to five percent of the grant amount is available for grant administration and
monitoring.
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new text begin
(d) Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.
new text end
new text begin
(e) The base for fiscal year 2026 and later is $700,000.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 6. new text end
new text begin Early learning scholarships. new text end
new text begin
(a) For the early learning scholarship program
under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.165:
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|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
205,968,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2024 new text end |
|
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
205,969,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2025 new text end |
new text begin
(b) This appropriation is subject to the requirements under Minnesota Statutes, section
124D.165, subdivision 6.
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new text begin
(c) The base for fiscal year 2026 and later is $105,974,000.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 7. new text end
new text begin Educate parents partnership. new text end
new text begin
(a) For the educate parents partnership under
Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.129:
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|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
49,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2024 new text end |
|
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
49,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2025 new text end |
new text begin
(b) Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 8. new text end
new text begin Head Start program. new text end
new text begin
(a) For Head Start programs under Minnesota Statutes,
section 119A.52:
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|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
35,100,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2024 new text end |
|
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
35,100,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2025 new text end |
new text begin
(b) Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 9. new text end
new text begin Home visiting aid. new text end
new text begin
(a) For home visiting aid under Minnesota Statutes, section
124D.135:
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|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
391,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2024 new text end |
|
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
309,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2025 new text end |
new text begin
(b) The 2024 appropriation includes $41,000 for 2023 and $350,000 for 2024.
new text end
new text begin
(c) The 2025 appropriation includes $38,000 for 2024 and $271,000 for 2025.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 10. new text end
new text begin Kindergarten entrance assessment initiative and intervention program. new text end
new text begin
(a)
For the kindergarten entrance assessment initiative and intervention program under Minnesota
Statutes, section 124D.162:
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|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
281,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2024 new text end |
|
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
281,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2025 new text end |
new text begin
(b) The base for fiscal year 2026 is $0.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 11. new text end
new text begin Learning with Music program. new text end
new text begin
(a) For a grant to the MacPhail Center for
Music to expand the Learning with Music program:
new text end
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
250,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2024 new text end |
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|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
250,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2025 new text end |
new text begin
(b) The MacPhail Center for Music must use the grant funds received under this
subdivision to:
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new text begin
(1) expand direct programming to four early childhood center locations in each year of
the grant, with a focus on meeting the needs of children experiencing economic hardship
in the metropolitan area; and
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new text begin
(2) create and deliver professional development training opportunities to early childhood
educators statewide, both online and in person, that are based on current successful elements
of the Learning with Music program.
new text end
new text begin
(c) Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.
new text end
new text begin
(d) The base for fiscal year 2026 is $0.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 12. new text end
new text begin ParentChild+ program. new text end
new text begin
For a grant to the ParentChild+ program:
new text end
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
1,800,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2024 new text end |
|
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
1,800,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2025 new text end |
new text begin
(b) The grant must be used for an evidence-based and research-validated early childhood
literacy and school readiness program for children ages 16 months to four years at its existing
suburban program location. The program must include urban and rural program locations
for fiscal years 2024 and 2025.
new text end
new text begin
(c) Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 13. new text end
new text begin Quality rating and improvement system. new text end
new text begin
(a) For transfer to the commissioner
of human services for the purposes of expanding the quality rating and improvement system
under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.142, in greater Minnesota and increasing supports
for providers participating in the quality rating and improvement system:
new text end
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
1,750,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2024 new text end |
|
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
1,750,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2025 new text end |
new text begin
(b) The amounts in paragraph (a) must be in addition to any federal funding under the
child care and development block grant authorized under Public Law 101-508 in that year
for the system under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.142.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 14. new text end
new text begin Reach Out and Read Minnesota. new text end
new text begin
(a) For a grant to Reach Out and Read
Minnesota to establish a statewide plan that encourages early childhood development through
a network of health care clinics:
new text end
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
250,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2024 new text end |
|
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
250,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2025 new text end |
new text begin
(b) The grant recipient must develop and implement a plan that includes:
new text end
new text begin
(1) integrating children's books and parent education into well-child visits;
new text end
new text begin
(2) creating literacy-rich environments at health care clinics by providing books to clinics
for visits outside of Reach Out and Read Minnesota parameters, for waiting room use, or
for volunteer readers to model read-aloud techniques for parents where possible;
new text end
new text begin
(3) working with public health clinics, federally qualified health centers, Tribal sites,
community health centers, and clinics that belong to health care systems, as well as
independent clinics in underserved areas; and
new text end
new text begin
(4) training medical professionals on discussing the importance of early literacy with
parents of infants, toddlers, and preschoolers.
new text end
new text begin
(c) The grant recipient must fully implement the plan on a statewide basis by 2030.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 15. new text end
new text begin School readiness. new text end
new text begin
(a) For revenue for school readiness programs under
Minnesota Statutes, sections 124D.15 and 124D.16:
new text end
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
33,683,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2024 new text end |
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new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
33,683,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2025 new text end |
new text begin
(b) The 2024 appropriation includes $3,368,000 for 2023 and $30,315,000 for 2024.
new text end
new text begin
(c) The 2025 appropriation includes $3,368,000 for 2024 and $30,315,000 for 2025.
new text end
ARTICLE 9
COMMUNITY EDUCATION AND LIFELONG LEARNING
Section 1.
Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 124D.20, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
Subd. 3.
General community education revenue.
The general community education
revenue for a district equals deleted text begin $5.23 for fiscal years 2005 and 2006 anddeleted text end $5.42 for fiscal year
2007new text begin through fiscal year 2024 and $7.00 for fiscal year 2025new text end and later, times the greater of
1,335 or the population of the district. The population of the district is determined according
to section 275.14.
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2025 and later.
new text end
Sec. 2.
Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 124D.20, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
Subd. 5.
Total community education levy.
To obtain total community education revenue,
a district may levy the amount raised by a maximum tax rate of 0.94 new text begin percent through fiscal
year 2024, 0.409new text end percentnew text begin in fiscal year 2025, 0.3687 percent in fiscal year 2026, and 0.35
percent in fiscal year 2027 and later,new text end times the adjusted net tax capacity of the district. If
the amount of the total community education levy would exceed the total community
education revenue, the total community education levy shall be determined according to
subdivision 6.
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2025 and later.
new text end
Sec. 3.
Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 124D.2211, is amended to read:
124D.2211 AFTER-SCHOOL COMMUNITY LEARNING PROGRAMS.
Subdivision 1.
Establishment.
A competitive statewide after-school community learning
grant program is established to provide grants to deleted text begin community or nonprofit organizations,
political subdivisions, for-profit or nonprofit child care centers, or school-based programs
that servedeleted text end new text begin support eligible organizations to provide culturally affirming and enriching
after-school and summer learning programs for school-agenew text end youth after school or during
nonschool hours.new text begin Grants must be used to offer a broad array of academic enrichment activities
that promote positive after-school and summer learning activities, including art, music,
community engagement, literacy, science, technology, engineering, math, health, and
recreation programs.new text end The commissioner shall develop criteria for after-school community
learning programsnew text begin that promote partnerships and active collaboration with the schools that
participating students attendnew text end .new text begin The commissioner may award grants under this section to
community or nonprofit organizations, culturally specific organizations, American Indian
organizations, Tribal Nations, political subdivisions, public libraries, or school-based
programs that serve youth after school, during the summer, or during nonschool hours.
new text end
Subd. 2.
deleted text begin Program outcomesdeleted text end new text begin Objectivesnew text end .
The deleted text begin expected outcomesdeleted text end new text begin objectivesnew text end of the
after-school community learning programs are to deleted text begin increasedeleted text end :
deleted text begin
(1) school connectedness of participants;
deleted text end
deleted text begin
(2) academic achievement of participating students in one or more core academic areas;
deleted text end
deleted text begin
(3) the capacity of participants to become productive adults; and
deleted text end
deleted text begin
(4) prevent truancy from school and prevent juvenile crime.
deleted text end
new text begin
(1) increase access to comprehensive and culturally affirming after-school and summer
learning and enrichment opportunities that meet the academic, social, and emotional needs
of historically underserved students;
new text end
new text begin
(2) promote engagement in learning and connections to school and community; and
new text end
new text begin
(3) encourage school attendance and improve academic performance.
new text end
Subd. 3.
Grants.
new text begin (a) new text end An applicant deleted text begin shalldeleted text end new text begin mustnew text end submit an after-school community learning
program proposal to the commissioner. The submitted deleted text begin plandeleted text end new text begin proposalnew text end must include:
deleted text begin
(1) collaboration with and leverage of existing community resources that have
demonstrated effectiveness;
deleted text end
deleted text begin
(2) outreach to children and youth; and
deleted text end
deleted text begin
(3) involvement of local governments, including park and recreation boards or schools,
unless no government agency is appropriate.
deleted text end
deleted text begin
Proposals will be reviewed and approved by the commissioner.
deleted text end
new text begin
(1) an assessment of the needs and available resources for the after-school community
learning program and a description of how the proposed program will address the needs
identified, including how students and families were engaged in the process;
new text end
new text begin
(2) a description of the partnership between a school and another eligible entity;
new text end
new text begin
(3) an explanation of how the proposal will support the objectives identified in subdivision
2, including the use of best practices;
new text end
new text begin
(4) a plan to implement effective after-school and summer learning practices and provide
staff access to professional development opportunities; and
new text end
new text begin
(5) a description of the data they will use to evaluate the impact of the program.
new text end
new text begin
(b) The commissioner must review proposals and award grants to programs that:
new text end
new text begin
(1) primarily serve historically underserved students; and
new text end
new text begin
(2) provide opportunities for academic enrichment and a broad array of additional services
and activities to meet program objectives.
new text end
new text begin
(c) To the extent practicable, the commissioner must award grants equitably among the
geographic areas of Minnesota, including rural, suburban, and urban communities.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 4. new text end
new text begin Technical assistance and continuous improvement. new text end
new text begin
(a) The commissioner
must monitor and evaluate the performance of grant recipients to assess the effectiveness
of after-school community learning programs in meeting the objectives identified in
subdivision 2.
new text end
new text begin
(b) The commissioner must provide technical assistance, capacity building, and
professional development to grant recipients, including guidance on effective practices for
after-school and summer learning programs.
new text end
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end
Sec. 4.
Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 124D.531, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
Subdivision 1.
State total adult basic education aid.
(a) The state total adult basic
education aid for fiscal year 2011 equals $44,419,000, plus any amount that is not paid
during the previous fiscal year as a result of adjustments under subdivision 4, paragraph
(a), or section 124D.52, subdivision 3. The state total adult basic education aid for later
fiscal years equals:
(1) the state total adult basic education aid for the preceding fiscal year plus any amount
that is not paid for during the previous fiscal year, as a result of adjustments under subdivision
4, paragraph (a), or section 124D.52, subdivision 3; times
(2)new text begin the greater of 1.00 ornew text end the lesser of:
(i) 1.03; or
(ii) the average growth in state total contact hours over the prior ten program years.
Three percent of the state total adult basic education aid must be set aside for adult basic
education supplemental service grants under section 124D.522.
(b) The state total adult basic education aid, excluding basic population aid, equals the
difference between the amount computed in paragraph (a), and the state total basic population
aid under subdivision 2.
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2024 and later.
new text end
Sec. 5.
Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 124D.531, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
Subd. 4.
Adult basic education program aid limit.
(a) Notwithstanding subdivisions
2 and 3, the total adult basic education aid for a program per prior year contact hour must
not exceed deleted text begin $22deleted text end new text begin $30new text end per prior year contact hour computed under subdivision 3, clause (2).
(b) The aid for a program under subdivision 3, clause (2), adjusted for changes in program
membership, must not exceed the aid for that program under subdivision 3, clause (2), for
the first preceding fiscal year by more than the greater of 11 percent or $10,000.
(c) Adult basic education aid is payable to a program for unreimbursed costs occurring
in the program year as defined in section 124D.52, subdivision 3.
(d) Any adult basic education aid that is not paid to a program because of the program
aid limitation under paragraph (a) must be added to the state total adult basic education aid
for the next fiscal year under subdivision 1. Any adult basic education aid that is not paid
to a program because of the program aid limitations under paragraph (b) must be reallocated
among programs by adjusting the rate per contact hour under subdivision 3, clause (2).
Sec. 6.
Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 124D.55, is amended to read:
124D.55 COMMISSIONER-SELECTED HIGH SCHOOL EQUIVALENCY TEST
FEES.
(a) The commissioner shall pay 60 percent of the fee that is charged to an eligible
individual for the full battery of the commissioner-selected high school equivalency tests,
but not more than $40 for an eligible individual.
(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), for fiscal years deleted text begin 2020 and 2021deleted text end new text begin 2023 through 2027new text end
only, new text begin subject to the availability of funds, new text end the commissioner shall pay 100 percent of the fee
charged to an eligible individual for the full battery of the commissioner-selected high
school equivalency tests, but not more than the cost of one full battery of tests per year for
any individual.
Sec. 7.
Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 124D.56, is amended to read:
124D.56 COMMUNITY EDUCATION PROGRAM REVENUE; ADULTS WITH
DISABILITIES.
Subdivision 1.
Revenue amount.
A district that is eligible according to section 124D.20,
subdivision 2, may receive revenue for a program for adults with disabilities. Revenue for
the program for adults with disabilities for a district deleted text begin or a group of districtsdeleted text end equals the lesser
of:
(1) the actual expenditures for approved programs and budgets; or
(2) deleted text begin $60,000deleted text end new text begin the greater of (i) $0.67 times the population of the school district as
determined according to section 275.14, or (ii) the district's adults with disabilities revenue
for fiscal year 2023. If the district does not levy the entire amount permitted, the district's
adults with disabilities aid is reduced in proportion to the actual amount leviednew text end .
Subd. 2.
Aid.
Program aid for adults with disabilities equals the deleted text begin lesser of:
deleted text end
deleted text begin
(1) one-half of the actual expenditures for approved programs and budgets; or
deleted text end
deleted text begin (2) $30,000deleted text end new text begin difference between the district's adults with disabilities revenue and the
district's adults with disabilities levynew text end .
Subd. 3.
Levy.
A district may levy for a program for adults with disabilities new text begin in new text end an amount
deleted text begin up to the amount designated in subdivision 2. In the case of a program offered by a group
of districts, the levy amount must be apportioned among the districts according to the
agreement submitted to the department.deleted text end new text begin not to exceed the greater of:
new text end
new text begin
(1) the district's revenue under subdivision 1; or
new text end
new text begin
(2) the product of a tax rate not to exceed .006 percent in fiscal year 2025, .0053 percent
in fiscal year 2026, and .005 percent in fiscal year 2027 and later, times the district's adjusted
net tax capacity for the year prior to the year the levy is certified.
new text end
Subd. 4.
Outside revenue.
A district may receive money from public or private sources
to supplement revenue for the program for adults with disabilities. Aid may not be reduced
as a result of receiving money from these sources.
Subd. 5.
Use of revenue.
Revenue for the program for adults with disabilities may be
used only to provide programs for adults with disabilities.
new text begin Subd. 6. new text end
new text begin Cooperation encouraged. new text end
new text begin
A school district offering programming for adults
with disabilities is encouraged to provide programming in cooperation with other school
districts and other public and private organizations providing services to adults with
disabilities.
new text end
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2025 and later.
new text end
Sec. 8.
Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 124D.99, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
Subd. 2.
Definitions.
(a) For purposes of this section the terms defined in this subdivision
have the meanings given them.
(b) deleted text begin "Tier 1 grant"deleted text end new text begin "Neighborhood partnership grant"new text end means a sustaining grant for the
ongoing operation, stability, and expansion of existing education partnership program
locationsnew text begin serving a defined geographic area within a single municipalitynew text end .
(c) deleted text begin "Tier 2 grant"deleted text end new text begin "Regional neighborhood partnership grant"new text end means an implementation
grant for deleted text begin expanding activity indeleted text end new text begin the ongoing operation, stability, and expansion of activity
of existingnew text end education partnership program locationsnew text begin serving a defined geographic area
encompassing an entire municipality or part of or all of multiple municipalitiesnew text end .
Sec. 9.
Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 124D.99, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
Subd. 3.
Administration; design.
(a) The commissioner shall establish program
requirements, an application process and timeline for each deleted text begin tier of grantsdeleted text end new text begin grantnew text end specified in
subdivision 4, criteria for evaluation of applications, and a grant awards process. The
commissioner's process must minimize administrative costs, minimize burdens for applicants
and grant recipients, and provide a framework that permits flexibility in program design
and implementation among grant recipients.
(b) To the extent practicable, the commissioner shall design the program to align with
programs implemented or proposed by organizations in Minnesota that:
(1) identify and increase the capacity of organizations that are focused on achieving
data-driven, locally controlled positive outcomes for children and youth throughout an entire
neighborhood or geographic area through programs such as Strive Together, Promise
Neighborhood, and the Education Partnerships Coalition members;
(2) build a continuum of educational family and community supports with academically
rigorous schools at the center;
(3) maximize program efficiencies by integrating programmatic activities and eliminating
administrative barriers;
(4) develop local infrastructure needed to sustain and scale deleted text begin updeleted text end proven and effective
solutions beyond the initial neighborhood or geographic area;
(5) utilize appropriate outcome measures based on unique community needs and interests
and apply rigorous evaluation on a periodic basis to be used to both monitor outcomes and
allow for continuous improvements to systems;
(6) collect and utilize data to improve student outcomes;
(7) share disaggregated performance data with the community to set community-level
outcomes;
(8) employ continuous improvement processes;
(9) have a Tribal entity, community foundation, higher education institution, or
community-based organization as an anchor entity managing the partnership;
(10) convene a cross-sector leadership group and have a documented accountability
structure; and
(11) demonstrate use of nonstate funds, from multiple sources, including in-kind
contributions.
(c) A grant recipient's supportive services programming must address:
(1) kindergarten readiness and youth development;
(2) grade 3 reading proficiency;
(3) middle school mathematics;
(4) high school graduation;
(5) postsecondary educational enrollment;
(6) postsecondary education completion or attainment;
(7) physical and mental health;
(8) development of career skills and readiness;
(9) parental engagement and development;
(10) community engagement and programmatic alignment; and
(11) reduction of remedial education.
(d) The commissioner, in consultation with grant recipients, must:
(1) develop and revise core indicators of progress toward outcomes specifying impacts
deleted text begin for each tierdeleted text end identified under subdivision 4;
(2) establish a reporting system for grant recipients to measure program outcomes using
data sources and program goals; and
(3) evaluate effectiveness based on the core indicators established by each partnership
deleted text begin for each tierdeleted text end .
Sec. 10.
Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 124D.99, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
Subd. 5.
Grants.
The commissioner shall award deleted text begin Tier 1 and Tier 2deleted text end grants to qualifying
recipients that can demonstrate a nonstate source of funds, including in-kind contributions.
Sec. 11. new text begin APPROPRIATIONS.
new text end
new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end
new text begin Department of Education. new text end
new text begin
The sums indicated in this section are
appropriated from the general fund to the Department of Education for the fiscal years
designated. Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 2. new text end
new text begin Adult basic education aid. new text end
new text begin
(a) For adult basic education aid under Minnesota
Statutes, section 124D.531:
new text end
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
51,763,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2024 new text end |
|
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
51,758,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2025 new text end |
new text begin
(b) The 2024 appropriation includes $5,179,000 for 2023 and $46,584,000 for 2024.
new text end
new text begin
(c) The 2025 appropriation includes $5,175,000 for 2024 and $46,583,000 for 2025.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 3. new text end
new text begin Adults with disabilities program aid. new text end
new text begin
(a) For adults with disabilities programs
under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.56:
new text end
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
710,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2024 new text end |
|
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
2,881,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2025 new text end |
new text begin
(b) The 2024 appropriation includes $71,000 for 2023 and $639,000 for 2024.
new text end
new text begin
(c) The 2025 appropriation includes $71,000 for 2024 and $2,171,000 for 2025.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 4. new text end
new text begin After school community learning grant program. new text end
new text begin
(a) For grants for after
school community learning programs in accordance with Minnesota Statutes, section
124D.2211:
new text end
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
40,000,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2024 new text end |
|
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
0 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2025 new text end |
new text begin
(b) Of this amount, a portion may be used for a contract with Ignite Afterschool to build
out a state-wide system of support for continuous improvement.
new text end
new text begin
(c) Up to $2,250,000 is available for grant administration, monitoring, providing technical
assistance, and program evaluation.
new text end
new text begin
(d) This is a onetime appropriation and is available until June 30, 2027.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 5. new text end
new text begin Community education aid. new text end
new text begin
(a) For community education aid under Minnesota
Statutes, section 124D.20:
new text end
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
98,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2024 new text end |
|
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
8,684,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2025 new text end |
new text begin
(b) The 2024 appropriation includes $14,000 for 2023 and $84,000 for 2024.
new text end
new text begin
(c) The 2025 appropriation includes $9,000 for 2024 and $8,675,000 for 2025.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 6. new text end
new text begin Deaf, deafblind, and hard-of-hearing adults. new text end
new text begin
For programs for deaf, deafblind,
and hard-of-hearing adults under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.57:
new text end
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
70,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2024 new text end |
|
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
70,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2025 new text end |
new text begin Subd. 7. new text end
new text begin High school equivalency tests. new text end
new text begin
(a) For payment of the costs of the
commissioner-selected high school equivalency tests under Minnesota Statutes, section
124D.55:
new text end
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
615,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2024 new text end |
|
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
125,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2025 new text end |
new text begin
(b) Of the amounts in paragraph (a), $490,000 in fiscal year 2024 is available until June
30, 2027.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 8. new text end
new text begin Minnesota Alliance of Boys and Girls Clubs. new text end
new text begin
(a) For a grant to the Minnesota
Alliance of Boys and Girls Clubs to support the establishment and expansion of Boys and
Girls Clubs in Minnesota beyond existing service areas to support after-school and summer
programming that address learning loss:
new text end
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
2,500,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2024 new text end |
|
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
2,500,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2025 new text end |
new text begin
(b) The grant recipient must take into consideration multiple factors, including need,
feasibility, and community engagement when determining where to establish and expand
Boys and Girls Clubs programming. Need may be analyzed using available data from the
department. Feasibility must be determined by proximity to supporting organizations, staffing
capabilities, and access to adequate facilities. The grant recipient must take into consideration
community engagement and interest in programming as important elements for the desired
sustainability of programming beyond the project's funding period.
new text end
new text begin
(c) To receive a grant under this section, the Minnesota Alliance of Boys and Girls Clubs
must receive a 25 percent match from nonstate funds.
new text end
new text begin
(d) The base in fiscal year 2026 is $0.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 9. new text end
new text begin Neighborhood partnership grants. new text end
new text begin
(a) For neighborhood partnership grants
under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.99:
new text end
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
2,600,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2024 new text end |
|
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
2,600,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2025 new text end |
new text begin
(b) Of the amounts in paragraph (a), $1,300,000 each year is for the Northside
Achievement Zone and $1,300,000 each year is for the St. Paul Promise Neighborhood.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 10. new text end
new text begin Regional neighborhood partnership grants. new text end
new text begin
(a) For regional neighborhood
partnership grants under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.99:
new text end
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
2,100,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2024 new text end |
|
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
2,100,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2025 new text end |
new text begin
(b) Of the amounts in paragraph (a), $300,000 each year is for the following programs:
new text end
new text begin
(1) Northfield Healthy Community Initiative in Northfield;
new text end
new text begin
(2) Red Wing Youth Outreach Program in Red Wing;
new text end
new text begin
(3) United Way of Central Minnesota in St. Cloud;
new text end
new text begin
(4) Austin Aspires in Austin;
new text end
new text begin
(5) Rochester Area Foundation in Rochester;
new text end
new text begin
(6) Greater Twin Cities United Way for Generation Next; and
new text end
new text begin
(7) Children First and Partnership for Success in St. Louis Park.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 11. new text end
new text begin School-age care aid. new text end
new text begin
(a) For school-age care aid under Minnesota Statutes,
section 124D.22:
new text end
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
1,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2024 new text end |
|
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
1,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2025 new text end |
new text begin
(b) The 2024 appropriation includes $0 for 2023 and $1,000 for 2024.
new text end
new text begin
(c) The 2025 appropriation includes $0 for 2024 and $1,000 for 2025.
new text end
ARTICLE 10
STATE AGENCIES
Section 1.
new text begin
[121A.20] LICENSED SCHOOL NURSE.
new text end
new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end
new text begin Purpose and duties. new text end
new text begin
(a) The Department of Education must employ a
school health services specialist to:
new text end
new text begin
(1) provide technical assistance to school districts and charter schools for the
education-related health needs of students;
new text end
new text begin
(2) serve as the primary source of information and support for schools in addressing
emergency readiness, public health, and the needs of children and youth with acute and
chronic health conditions and related disorders; and
new text end
new text begin
(3) serve as the primary liaison to the Department of Health and other state agencies to
coordinate school-based, health-related services for students.
new text end
new text begin
(b) The school health services specialist's duties include:
new text end
new text begin
(1) increasing professional awareness and competencies of school nurses and other
specialized instructional support personnel, using the competencies defined in the most
recent edition of the document jointly prepared by the American Nurses Association and
the National Association of School Nurses identified as "School Nursing; Scope and
Standards of Practice" to meet the educational needs of students with acute or chronic health
conditions or students identified with risk characteristics associated with health and mental
health;
new text end
new text begin
(2) developing implementation guidance to assist general education and special education
teachers in (i) recognizing health-related educational needs of children and youth, and (ii)
improving students' attendance and full participation in instruction and other school activities;
new text end
new text begin
(3) developing implementation guidance to assist teachers, specialized instructional
support personnel, and school administrators in prevention of and intervention with
health-harming behavior and mental health; and
new text end
new text begin
(4) increasing the availability of online and asynchronous professional development
programs and materials for school staff.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 2. new text end
new text begin Definition. new text end
new text begin
For purposes of this section, "health services specialist" means a
professional registered nurse who:
new text end
new text begin
(1) is licensed as a public health nurse in Minnesota;
new text end
new text begin
(2) is licensed as a school nurse in Minnesota;
new text end
new text begin
(3) has a minimum of three years of experience in school nursing services or as a public
health nurse serving schools;
new text end
new text begin
(4) has experience in managing a districtwide health policy, overseeing a budget, and
supervising personnel; and
new text end
new text begin
(5) has a graduate degree in nursing, public health, education, or a related field.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 3. new text end
new text begin Requirements for position. new text end
new text begin
The Department of Education's school health
services specialist must be highly trained in school nursing, which includes knowledge
about child growth and development; public health; health education; and special education
with a focus on the impact of health on learning, comprehensive assessment of
learning-related health using interventions that are evidence-based, and documentation and
evaluation of child health knowledge, skills, status, and education implications. The specialist
must have knowledge of section 504 plans, health insurance and third-party reimbursement,
health privacy, and emergency preparedness. The specialist must also have skills in
interdisciplinary collaboration, policy development, parent involvement, health teaching
and learning, and staff development.
new text end
Sec. 2.
Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 121A.582, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
Subdivision 1.
Reasonable force standard.
(a) A teacher or school principal, in
exercising the person's lawful authority, may use reasonable force when it is necessary under
the circumstances to correct or restrain a student deleted text begin ordeleted text end new text begin tonew text end prevent new text begin imminent new text end bodily harm or
death to new text begin the student or to new text end another.
(b) A school employee, school bus driver, or other agent of a district, in exercising the
person's lawful authority, may use reasonable force when it is necessary under the
circumstances to restrain a student deleted text begin ordeleted text end new text begin tonew text end prevent bodily harm or death to new text begin the student or to
new text end another.
(c) Paragraphs (a) and (b) do not authorize conduct prohibited under section 125A.0942.
new text begin
(d) Districts must report data on their use of any reasonable force used on a student with
a disability to correct or restrain the student to prevent imminent bodily harm or death to
the student or another that is consistent with the definition of physical holding under section
125A.0941, paragraph (c), as outlined in section 125A.0942, subdivision 3, paragraph (b).
new text end
new text begin
(e) Beginning with the 2024-2025 school year, districts must report annually by July
15, in a form and manner determined by the commissioner, data from the prior school year
about any reasonable force used on a general education student to correct or restrain the
student to prevent imminent bodily harm or death to the student or another that is consistent
with the definition of physical holding under section 125A.0941, paragraph (c).
new text end
Sec. 3.
Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 124D.13, is amended by adding a subdivision to
read:
new text begin Subd. 12a. new text end
new text begin Support staff. new text end
new text begin
(a) The department must employ two full-time equivalent
staff to serve as resources for programs described in this section. The staff persons must
provide operational support and guidance to programs, including but not limited to providing
professional development and education support, assisting with marketing and outreach,
and facilitating collaborations with public and private organizations serving families.
new text end
new text begin
(b) Each staff person described in this subdivision must hold a valid license as a teacher
of parent and family education.
new text end
Sec. 4.
Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 125A.71, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
Subdivision 1.
Rental income; appropriation.
Rental incomedeleted text begin , excluding rent for land
and living residences,deleted text end must be deposited in the state treasury and credited to a revolving
fund of the academies. Money in the revolving fund for rental income is annually
appropriated to the academies for staff development purposes. Payment from the revolving
fund for rental income may be made only according to vouchers authorized by the
administrator of the academies.
Sec. 5.
new text begin
[127A.21] OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL.
new text end
new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end
new text begin Establishment of Office of the Inspector General; powers; duties. new text end
new text begin
The
commissioner must establish within the department an Office of the Inspector General. The
Office of the Inspector General is charged with protecting the integrity of the department
and the state by detecting and preventing fraud, waste, and abuse in department programs.
The Office of the Inspector General must conduct independent and objective investigations
to promote the integrity of the department's programs and operations. When fraud or other
misuse of public funds is detected, the Office of the Inspector General must report it to the
appropriate law enforcement entity and collaborate and cooperate with law enforcement to
assist in the investigation and any subsequent civil and criminal prosecution.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 2. new text end
new text begin Data practices; hiring; reporting. new text end
new text begin
The Office of the Inspector General has
access to all program data, regardless of classification under chapter 13, held by the
department, school districts or charter schools, grantees, and any other recipient of funds
from the department. The commissioner, or the commissioner's designee, must hire an
inspector general to lead the Office of the Inspector General. The inspector general must
hire a deputy inspector general and, at the discretion of the inspector general, sufficient
assistant inspectors general to carry out the duties of the office. In a form and manner
determined by the inspector general, the Office of the Inspector General must develop a
public platform for the public to report instances of potential fraud, waste, or abuse of public
funds administered by the department.
new text end
Sec. 6.
Laws 2021, First Special Session chapter 13, article 11, section 4, subdivision 2,
is amended to read:
Subd. 2.
Department.
(a) For the Department of Education:
| $ |
30,837,000 |
..... |
2022 |
|
| $ |
deleted text begin
26,287,000
deleted text end
new text begin
25,187,000 new text end |
..... |
2023 |
Of these amounts:
(1) $319,000 each year is for the Board of School Administrators;
(2) $1,000,000 each year is for regional centers of excellence under Minnesota Statutes,
section 120B.115;
(3) $250,000 each year is for the School Finance Division to enhance financial data
analysis;
(4) $720,000 each year is for implementing Minnesota's Learning for English Academic
Proficiency and Success Act under Laws 2014, chapter 272, article 1, as amended;
(5) $123,000 each year is for a dyslexia specialist;
(6) $480,000 each year is for the Department of Education's mainframe update;
(7) $4,500,000 in fiscal year 2022 only is for legal fees and costs associated with
litigation; and
(8) $340,000 in fiscal years 2022 and 2023 only are for voluntary prekindergarten
programs.
(b) None of the amounts appropriated under this subdivision may be used for Minnesota's
Washington, D.C., office.
(c) The expenditures of federal grants and aids as shown in the biennial budget document
and its supplements are approved and appropriated and must be spent as indicated.
(d) This appropriation includes funds for information technology project services and
support subject to the provisions of Minnesota Statutes, section 16E.21. Any ongoing
information technology costs will be incorporated into the service level agreement and will
be paid to the Office of MN.IT Services by the Department of Education under the rates
and mechanisms specified in that agreement.
(e) To account for the base adjustments provided in Laws 2018, chapter 211, article 21,
section 1, paragraph (a), and section 3, paragraph (a), the base for fiscal year 2024 and later
is $25,965,000.
new text begin
(f) On the effective date of this act, $1,500,000 from the fiscal year 2022 appropriation
for legal fees and costs associated with litigation is canceled to the general fund.
new text end
Sec. 7. new text begin GRANT AUTHORITY.
new text end
new text begin
(a) The commissioner of education may transfer funding for grant administration and
monitoring within the Department of Education as the commissioner determines necessary
with the advance approval of the commissioner of management and budget. All transfers
under this section must be intrafund.
new text end
new text begin
(b) Unless a different amount is specified by law, the commissioner of education may
retain up to four percent of amounts appropriated for grants for the purpose of grant
administration and monitoring.
new text end
Sec. 8. new text begin APPROPRIATIONS; DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.
new text end
new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end
new text begin Department of Education. new text end
new text begin
Unless otherwise indicated, the sums indicated
in this section are appropriated from the general fund to the Department of Education for
the fiscal years designated. Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in
the second year.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 2. new text end
new text begin Department. new text end
new text begin
(a) For the Department of Education:
new text end
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
43,363,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2024 new text end |
|
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
38,185,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2025 new text end |
new text begin
Of these amounts:
new text end
new text begin
(1) $405,000 each year is for the Board of School Administrators;
new text end
new text begin
(2) $1,000,000 each year is for regional centers of excellence under Minnesota Statutes,
section 120B.115;
new text end
new text begin
(3) $720,000 each year is for implementing Minnesota's Learning for English Academic
Proficiency and Success Act (LEAPS) under Laws 2014, chapter 272, article 1, as amended;
new text end
new text begin
(4) $480,000 each year is for the Department of Education's mainframe update;
new text end
new text begin
(5) $7,500,000 in fiscal year 2024 only is for legal fees and costs associated with
litigation;
new text end
new text begin
(6) $595,000 in fiscal year 2024 and $2,609,000 in fiscal year 2025 are for modernizing
district data submissions. The base amount for the allocation under this clause is $2,359,000
in fiscal year 2026 and later; and
new text end
new text begin
(7) $2,000,000 each year is for the Office of the Inspector General established under
section 127A.21.
new text end
new text begin
(b) None of the amounts appropriated under this subdivision may be used for Minnesota's
Washington, D.C., office.
new text end
new text begin
(c) The expenditures of federal grants and aids as shown in the biennial budget document
and its supplements are approved and appropriated and must be spent as indicated.
new text end
new text begin
(d) This appropriation includes funds for information technology project services and
support subject to the provisions of Minnesota Statutes, section 16E.21. Any ongoing
information technology costs may be incorporated into the service level agreement and may
be paid to the Department of Information Technology Services by the Department of
Education under the rates and mechanisms specified in that agreement.
new text end
new text begin
(e) The base for fiscal year 2026 is $37,931,000. The base for fiscal year 2027 and later
is $37,927,000.
new text end
Sec. 9. new text begin APPROPRIATIONS; MINNESOTA STATE ACADEMIES.
new text end
new text begin
(a) The sums indicated in this section are appropriated from the general fund to the
Minnesota State Academies for the Deaf and the Blind for the fiscal years designated:
new text end
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
17,445,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2024 new text end |
|
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
17,189,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2025 new text end |
new text begin
Of these amounts:
new text end
new text begin
(1) $125,000 in fiscal year 2024 only is for an audiology booth and related testing
equipment; and
new text end
new text begin
(2) $445,000 in fiscal year 2024 and $185,000 in fiscal year 2025 are for a mental health
day treatment program. These funds are available until June 30, 2027. The base amount for
the allocation under this clause is $185,000 in fiscal year 2026 and later.
new text end
new text begin
(b) The base for fiscal year 2026 is $17,436,000. The base for fiscal year 2027 and later
is $17,193,000.
new text end
new text begin
(c) Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.
new text end
Sec. 10. new text begin APPROPRIATIONS; PERPICH CENTER FOR ARTS EDUCATION.
new text end
new text begin
(a) The sums indicated in this section are appropriated from the general fund to the
Perpich Center for Arts Education for the fiscal years designated:
new text end
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
8,369,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2024 new text end |
|
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
8,435,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2025 new text end |
new text begin
Of these amounts, $300,000 in fiscal year 2024 only is for furniture replacement in the
agency's dormitory and classrooms, including costs associated with moving and disposal.
new text end
new text begin
(b) Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.
new text end
Sec. 11. new text begin APPROPRIATIONS; PROFESSIONAL EDUCATOR LICENSING AND
STANDARDS BOARD.
new text end
new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end
new text begin Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board. new text end
new text begin
(a) The sums
indicated in this section are appropriated from the general fund to the Professional Educator
Licensing and Standards Board for the fiscal years designated:
new text end
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
3,417,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2024 new text end |
|
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
3,561,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2025 new text end |
new text begin
(b) Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.
new text end
new text begin
(c) This appropriation includes funds for information technology project services and
support subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 16E.21. Any ongoing information technology
costs may be incorporated into an interagency agreement and may be paid to the Department
of Information Technology Services by the Professional Educator Licensing and Standards
Board under the mechanism specified in that agreement.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 2. new text end
new text begin Licensure by portfolio. new text end
new text begin
(a) For licensure by portfolio:
new text end
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
34,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2024 new text end |
|
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
34,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2025 new text end |
new text begin
(b) This appropriation is from the education licensure portfolio account in the special revenue
fund.
new text end
ARTICLE 11
FORECAST
A. GENERAL EDUCATION
Section 1.
Laws 2021, First Special Session chapter 13, article 1, section 10, subdivision
2, is amended to read:
Subd. 2.
General education aid.
For general education aid under Minnesota Statutes,
section 126C.13, subdivision 4:
| $ |
7,569,266,000 |
..... |
2022 |
|
| $ |
deleted text begin
7,804,527,000
deleted text end
new text begin
7,538,983,000 new text end |
..... |
2023 |
The 2022 appropriation includes $717,326,000 for 2021 and $6,851,940,000 for 2022.
The 2023 appropriation includes $734,520,000 for 2022 and deleted text begin $7,070,007,000deleted text end new text begin
$6,804,463,000new text end for 2023.
Sec. 2.
Laws 2021, First Special Session chapter 13, article 1, section 10, subdivision 3,
is amended to read:
Subd. 3.
Enrollment options transportation.
For transportation of pupils attending
postsecondary institutions under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.09, or for transportation
of pupils attending nonresident districts under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.03:
| $ |
12,000 |
..... |
2022 |
|
| $ |
deleted text begin
13,000
deleted text end
new text begin
16,000 new text end |
..... |
2023 |
Sec. 3.
Laws 2021, First Special Session chapter 13, article 1, section 10, subdivision 4,
is amended to read:
Subd. 4.
Abatement aid.
For abatement aid under Minnesota Statutes, section 127A.49:
| $ |
2,897,000 |
..... |
2022 |
|
| $ |
deleted text begin
3,558,000
deleted text end
new text begin
1,434,000 new text end |
..... |
2023 |
The 2022 appropriation includes $269,000 for 2021 and $2,628,000 for 2022.
The 2023 appropriation includes $291,000 for 2022 and deleted text begin $3,267,000deleted text end new text begin $1,143,000new text end for
2023.
Sec. 4.
Laws 2021, First Special Session chapter 13, article 1, section 10, subdivision 5,
is amended to read:
Subd. 5.
Consolidation transition aid.
For districts consolidating under Minnesota
Statutes, section 123A.485:
| $ |
309,000 |
..... |
2022 |
|
| $ |
deleted text begin
373,000
deleted text end
new text begin
95,000 new text end |
..... |
2023 |
The 2022 appropriation includes $30,000 for 2021 and $279,000 for 2022.
The 2023 appropriation includes $31,000 for 2022 and deleted text begin $342,000deleted text end new text begin $64,000new text end for 2023.
Sec. 5.
Laws 2021, First Special Session chapter 13, article 1, section 10, subdivision 6,
is amended to read:
Subd. 6.
Nonpublic pupil education aid.
For nonpublic pupil education aid under
Minnesota Statutes, sections 123B.40 to 123B.43 and 123B.87:
| $ |
16,991,000 |
..... |
2022 |
|
| $ |
deleted text begin
17,450,000
deleted text end
new text begin
19,003,000 new text end |
..... |
2023 |
The 2022 appropriation includes $1,903,000 for 2021 and $15,088,000 for 2022.
The 2023 appropriation includes $1,676,000 for 2022 and deleted text begin $15,774,000deleted text end new text begin $17,327,000new text end for
2023.
Sec. 6.
Laws 2021, First Special Session chapter 13, article 1, section 10, subdivision 7,
is amended to read:
Subd. 7.
Nonpublic pupil transportation.
For nonpublic pupil transportation aid under
Minnesota Statutes, section 123B.92, subdivision 9:
| $ |
19,770,000 |
..... |
2022 |
|
| $ |
deleted text begin
19,906,000
deleted text end
new text begin
21,027,000 new text end |
..... |
2023 |
The 2022 appropriation includes $1,910,000 for 2021 and $17,860,000 for 2022.
The 2023 appropriation includes $1,984,000 for 2022 and deleted text begin $17,922,000deleted text end new text begin $19,043,000new text end for
2023.
Sec. 7.
Laws 2021, First Special Session chapter 13, article 1, section 10, subdivision 9,
is amended to read:
Subd. 9.
Career and technical aidnew text begin .new text end
For career and technical aid under Minnesota
Statutes, section 124D.4531, subdivision 1b:
| $ |
2,668,000 |
..... |
2022 |
|
| $ |
deleted text begin
2,279,000
deleted text end
new text begin
1,914,000 new text end |
..... |
2023 |
The 2022 appropriation includes $323,000 for 2021 and $2,345,000 for 2022.
The 2023 appropriation includes $260,000 for 2022 and deleted text begin $2,019,000deleted text end new text begin $1,654,000new text end for
2023.
B. EDUCATION EXCELLENCE
Sec. 8.
Laws 2021, First Special Session chapter 13, article 2, section 4, subdivision 2, is
amended to read:
Subd. 2.
Achievement and integration aid.
For achievement and integration aid under
Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.862:
| $ |
84,057,000 |
..... |
2022 |
|
| $ |
deleted text begin
83,431,000
deleted text end
new text begin
81,579,000 new text end |
..... |
2023 |
The 2022 appropriation includes $8,868,000 for 2021 and $75,189,000 for 2022.
The 2023 appropriation includes $8,353,000 for 2022 and deleted text begin $75,078,000deleted text end new text begin $73,226,000new text end for
2023.
Sec. 9.
Laws 2021, First Special Session chapter 13, article 2, section 4, subdivision 3, is
amended to read:
Subd. 3.
American Indian education aid.
For American Indian education aid under
Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.81, subdivision 2a:
| $ |
11,351,000 |
..... |
2022 |
|
| $ |
deleted text begin
11,775,000
deleted text end
new text begin
11,575,000 new text end |
..... |
2023 |
The 2022 appropriation includes $1,102,000 for 2021 and $10,249,000 for 2022.
The 2023 appropriation includes $1,138,000 for 2022 and deleted text begin $10,637,000deleted text end new text begin $10,437,000new text end for
2023.
Sec. 10.
Laws 2021, First Special Session chapter 13, article 2, section 4, subdivision 4,
is amended to read:
Subd. 4.
Charter school building lease aid.
For building lease aid under Minnesota
Statutes, section 124E.22:
| $ |
93,547,000 |
..... |
2022 |
|
| $ |
deleted text begin
99,819,000
deleted text end
new text begin
90,864,000 new text end |
..... |
2023 |
The 2022 appropriation includes $8,617,000 for 2021 and $84,930,000 for 2022.
The 2023 appropriation includes $9,436,000 for 2022 and deleted text begin $90,383,000deleted text end new text begin $81,428,000new text end for
2023.
Sec. 11.
Laws 2021, First Special Session chapter 13, article 2, section 4, subdivision 12,
is amended to read:
Subd. 12.
Interdistrict desegregation or integration transportation grants.
For
interdistrict desegregation or integration transportation grants under Minnesota Statutes,
section 124D.87:
| $ |
12,310,000 |
..... |
2022 |
|
| $ |
deleted text begin
14,823,000
deleted text end
new text begin
13,785,000 new text end |
..... |
2023 |
Sec. 12.
Laws 2021, First Special Session chapter 13, article 2, section 4, subdivision 27,
is amended to read:
Subd. 27.
Tribal contract school aid.
For Tribal contract school aid under Minnesota
Statutes, section 124D.83:
| $ |
2,743,000 |
..... |
2022 |
|
| $ |
deleted text begin
3,160,000
deleted text end
new text begin
2,581,000 new text end |
..... |
2023 |
The 2022 appropriation includes $240,000 for 2021 and $2,503,000 for 2022.
The 2023 appropriation includes $278,000 for 2022 and deleted text begin $2,882,000deleted text end new text begin $2,303,000new text end for
2023.
C. TEACHERS
Sec. 13.
Laws 2021, First Special Session chapter 13, article 3, section 7, subdivision 7,
is amended to read:
Subd. 7.
Alternative teacher compensation aid.
(a) For alternative teacher compensation
aid under Minnesota Statutes, section 122A.415, subdivision 4:
| $ |
88,896,000 |
..... |
2022 |
|
| $ |
deleted text begin
88,898,000
deleted text end
new text begin
88,308,000 new text end |
..... |
2023 |
(b) The 2022 appropriation includes $8,877,000 for 2021 and $80,019,000 for 2022.
(c) The 2023 appropriation includes $8,891,000 for 2022 and deleted text begin $80,007,000deleted text end new text begin $79,417,000new text end
for 2023.
D. SPECIAL EDUCATION
Sec. 14.
Laws 2021, First Special Session chapter 13, article 5, section 3, subdivision 2,
is amended to read:
Subd. 2.
Special education; regular.
For special education aid under Minnesota Statutes,
section 125A.75:
| $ |
1,822,998,000 |
..... |
2022 |
|
| $ |
deleted text begin
1,945,533,000
deleted text end
new text begin
1,859,205,000 new text end |
..... |
2023 |
The 2022 appropriation includes $215,125,000 for 2021 and $1,607,873,000 for 2022.
The 2023 appropriation includes $226,342,000 for 2022 and deleted text begin $1,719,191,000deleted text end new text begin
$1,632,863,000new text end for 2023.
Sec. 15.
Laws 2021, First Special Session chapter 13, article 5, section 3, subdivision 3,
is amended to read:
Subd. 3.
Aid for children with disabilities.
For aid under Minnesota Statutes, section
125A.75, subdivision 3, for children with disabilities placed in residential facilities within
the district boundaries for whom no district of residence can be determined:
| $ |
1,818,000 |
..... |
2022 |
|
| $ |
deleted text begin
2,010,000
deleted text end
new text begin
1,484,000 new text end |
..... |
2023 |
If the appropriation for either year is insufficient, the appropriation for the other year is
available.
Sec. 16.
Laws 2021, First Special Session chapter 13, article 5, section 3, subdivision 4,
is amended to read:
Subd. 4.
Travel for home-based services.
For aid for teacher travel for home-based
services under Minnesota Statutes, section 125A.75, subdivision 1:
| $ |
465,000 |
..... |
2022 |
|
| $ |
deleted text begin
512,000
deleted text end
new text begin
337,000 new text end |
..... |
2023 |
The 2022 appropriation includes $23,000 for 2021 and $442,000 for 2022.
The 2023 appropriation includes $49,000 for 2022 and deleted text begin $463,000deleted text end new text begin $288,000new text end for 2023.
E. FACILITIES
Sec. 17.
Laws 2021, First Special Session chapter 13, article 7, section 2, subdivision 2,
is amended to read:
Subd. 2.
Debt service equalization aid.
For debt service equalization aid under
Minnesota Statutes, section 123B.53, subdivision 6:
| $ |
25,001,000 |
..... |
2022 |
|
| $ |
deleted text begin
24,286,000
deleted text end
new text begin
24,315,000 new text end |
..... |
2023 |
The 2022 appropriation includes $2,588,000 for 2021 and $22,413,000 for 2022.
The 2023 appropriation includes $2,490,000 for 2022 and deleted text begin $21,796,000deleted text end new text begin $21,825,000new text end for
2023.
Sec. 18.
Laws 2021, First Special Session chapter 13, article 7, section 2, subdivision 3,
is amended to read:
Subd. 3.
Long-term facilities maintenance equalized aid.
For long-term facilities
maintenance equalized aid under Minnesota Statutes, section 123B.595, subdivision 9:
| $ |
108,582,000 |
..... |
2022 |
|
| $ |
deleted text begin
111,077,000
deleted text end
new text begin
108,269,000 new text end |
..... |
2023 |
The 2022 appropriation includes $10,660,000 for 2021 and $97,922,000 for 2022.
The 2023 appropriation includes $10,880,000 for 2022 and deleted text begin $100,197,000deleted text end new text begin $97,389,000new text end
for 2023.
F. NUTRITION
Sec. 19.
Laws 2021, First Special Session chapter 13, article 8, section 3, subdivision 2,
is amended to read:
Sec. 20.
Laws 2021, First Special Session chapter 13, article 8, section 3, subdivision 3,
is amended to read:
Subd. 3.
School breakfast.
For traditional school breakfast aid under Minnesota Statutes,
section 124D.1158:
| $ |
11,848,000 |
..... |
2022 |
|
| $ |
deleted text begin 12,200,000deleted text end new text begin 10,802,000 new text end |
..... |
2023 |
Sec. 21.
Laws 2021, First Special Session chapter 13, article 8, section 3, subdivision 4,
is amended to read:
Subd. 4.
Kindergarten milk.
For kindergarten milk aid under Minnesota Statutes,
section 124D.118:
| $ |
656,000 |
..... |
2022 |
|
| $ |
deleted text begin
658,000
deleted text end
new text begin
659,000 new text end |
..... |
2023 |
G. EARLY EDUCATION
Sec. 22.
Laws 2021, First Special Session chapter 13, article 9, section 4, subdivision 5,
is amended to read:
Subd. 5.
Early childhood family education aid.
(a) For early childhood family education
aid under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.135:
| $ |
35,003,000 |
..... |
2022 |
|
| $ |
deleted text begin
36,478,000
deleted text end
new text begin
35,180,000 new text end |
..... |
2023 |
(b) The 2022 appropriation includes $3,341,000 for 2021 and $31,662,000 for 2022.
(c) The 2023 appropriation includes $3,518,000 for 2022 and deleted text begin $32,960,000deleted text end new text begin $31,662,000new text end
for 2023.
Sec. 23.
Laws 2021, First Special Session chapter 13, article 9, section 4, subdivision 6,
is amended to read:
Subd. 6.
Developmental screening aid.
(a) For developmental screening aid under
Minnesota Statutes, sections 121A.17 and 121A.19:
| $ |
3,582,000 |
..... |
2022 |
|
| $ |
deleted text begin
3,476,000
deleted text end
new text begin
3,503,000 new text end |
..... |
2023 |
(b) The 2022 appropriation includes $360,000 for 2021 and $3,222,000 for 2022.
(c) The 2023 appropriation includes $357,000 for 2022 and deleted text begin $3,119,000deleted text end new text begin $3,146,000new text end for
2023.
Sec. 24.
Laws 2021, First Special Session chapter 13, article 9, section 4, subdivision 12,
is amended to read:
Subd. 12.
Home visiting aid.
(a) For home visiting aid under Minnesota Statutes, section
124D.135:
| $ |
462,000 |
..... |
2022 |
|
| $ |
deleted text begin
444,000
deleted text end
new text begin
415,000 new text end |
..... |
2023 |
(b) The 2022 appropriation includes $47,000 for 2021 and $415,000 for 2022.
(c) The 2023 appropriation includes $46,000 for 2022 and deleted text begin $398,000deleted text end new text begin $369,000new text end for 2023.
H. COMMUNITY EDUCATION AND LIFELONG LEARNING
Sec. 25.
Laws 2021, First Special Session chapter 13, article 10, section 1, subdivision 2,
is amended to read:
Subd. 2.
Community education aid.
For community education aid under Minnesota
Statutes, section 124D.20:
| $ |
180,000 |
..... |
2022 |
|
| $ |
deleted text begin
155,000
deleted text end
new text begin
150,000 new text end |
..... |
2023 |
The 2022 appropriation includes $22,000 for 2021 and $158,000 for 2022.
The 2023 appropriation includes $17,000 for 2022 and deleted text begin $138,000deleted text end new text begin $133,000new text end for 2023.
Sec. 26.
Laws 2021, First Special Session chapter 13, article 10, section 1, subdivision 8,
is amended to read:
Subd. 8.
Adult basic education aid.
For adult basic education aid under Minnesota
Statutes, section 124D.531:
| $ |
53,191,000 |
..... |
2022 |
|
| $ |
deleted text begin
54,768,000
deleted text end
new text begin
51,948,000 new text end |
..... |
2023 |
The 2022 appropriation includes $5,177,000 for 2021 and $48,014,000 for 2022.
The 2023 appropriation includes $5,334,000 for 2022 and deleted text begin $49,434,000deleted text end new text begin $46,614,000new text end for
2023.
APPENDIX
Repealed Minnesota Statutes: S2684-1
122A.06 DEFINITIONS.
Subd. 4.
Comprehensive, scientifically based reading instruction.
(a) "Comprehensive, scientifically based reading instruction" includes a program or collection of instructional practices that is based on valid, replicable evidence showing that when these programs or practices are used, students can be expected to achieve, at a minimum, satisfactory reading progress. The program or collection of practices must include, at a minimum, effective, balanced instruction in all five areas of reading: phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary development, and reading comprehension.
Comprehensive, scientifically based reading instruction also includes and integrates instructional strategies for continuously assessing, evaluating, and communicating the student's reading progress and needs in order to design and implement ongoing interventions so that students of all ages and proficiency levels can read and comprehend text, write, and apply higher level thinking skills. For English learners developing literacy skills, districts are encouraged to use strategies that teach reading and writing in the students' native language and English at the same time.
(b) "Fluency" is the ability of students to read text with speed, accuracy, and proper expression.
(c) "Phonemic awareness" is the ability of students to notice, think about, and manipulate individual sounds in spoken syllables and words.
(d) "Phonics" is the understanding that there are systematic and predictable relationships between written letters and spoken words. Phonics instruction is a way of teaching reading that stresses learning how letters correspond to sounds and how to apply this knowledge in reading and spelling.
(e) "Reading comprehension" is an active process that requires intentional thinking during which meaning is constructed through interactions between text and reader. Comprehension skills are taught explicitly by demonstrating, explaining, modeling, and implementing specific cognitive strategies to help beginning readers derive meaning through intentional, problem-solving thinking processes.
(f) "Vocabulary development" is the process of teaching vocabulary both directly and indirectly, with repetition and multiple exposures to vocabulary items. Learning in rich contexts, incidental learning, and use of computer technology enhance the acquiring of vocabulary.
(g) Nothing in this subdivision limits the authority of a school district to select a school's reading program or curriculum.
268.085 ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS; PAYMENTS THAT AFFECT BENEFITS.
Subd. 8.
Services for school contractors.
(a) Wage credits from an employer are subject to subdivision 7, if:
(1) the employment was provided under a contract between the employer and an elementary or secondary school; and
(2) the contract was for services that the elementary or secondary school could have had performed by its employees.
(b) Wage credits from an employer are not subject to subdivision 7 if:
(1) those wage credits were earned by an employee of a private employer performing work under a contract between the employer and an elementary or secondary school; and
(2) the employment was related to food services provided to the school by the employer.
Repealed Minnesota Session Laws: S2684-1
Laws 2023, chapter 18, section 4, subdivision 5
Sec. 4. new text begin APPROPRIATION; SCHOOL MEALS.new text end
new text begin Subd. 5. new text end
new text begin Additional general education aid. new text end
new text begin (a) For additional general education aid under Minnesota Statutes, section 126C.13, subdivision 4, for compensatory revenue under section 3: new text end
| new text begin $ new text end | new text begin 5,434,000 new text end | new text begin ..... new text end | new text begin 2025 new text end |
new text begin (b) The aid for fiscal year 2026 is $604,000. The base for fiscal year 2027 and later is $0. new text end